Relating to restrictions on covenants not to compete for physicians and certain health care practitioners.
SB 1318 restricts non-compete agreements for physicians and certain healthcare practitioners in Texas. It requires such agreements to allow physicians access to patient lists (from the prior year) and medical records upon patient authorization, include a buyout option at no more than the physician's annual salary, and prohibit restrictions during acute illness treatment. The bill mandates that non-compete terms expire within one year of contract termination and limit geographic restrictions to a five-mile radius. These provisions directly affect healthcare providers entering employment or partnership agreements in Texas. The law became effective September 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 14, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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The bill was reformatted from an 'Engrossed' draft to an 'Enrolled' final version, with minor text corrections and formatting adjustments. The substantive policy content regarding non-compete restrictions for physicians and healthcare practitioners remains unchanged from the previous version.
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Header information updated to reflect final enrolled status with bill number 89(R) and proper legislative formatting.
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Floor votes · House May 22, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
58
Key actions
19
Committee
10
Amendments
9
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Jun 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 29, 2025
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
lower
May 28, 2025
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
upper
May 28, 2025
Introduced
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage as amended reported
upper
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 22, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (139-0-5)
house
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charles Schwertner
RRepublican
P
Greg Bonnen
RRepublican
P
Suleman Lalani
DDemocratic
Co
Kevin Sparks
RRepublican
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