Relating to restrictions on covenants not to compete for physicians and certain other health care practitioners.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2023
Last action May 18, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 26, 2023
How they voted
27–4
Passed
Total votes 31
Apr 26, 2023
D
Democratic13
69% Yea
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
3
May 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 12, 2023
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
May 12, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Apr 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charles Schwertner
RRepublican
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