Bills / S.B. 111
S.B. 111 Veterinary Post-employment Amendments
- Introduced
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- House committee
- House vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
The bill would ban new non-compete clauses in veterinary employment contracts, meaning a veterinarian could not be bound by a contract that stops them from working for a competitor after leaving a job. It would not change existing contracts, and reimbursement and repayment (claw back) clauses would remain allowed.
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Official description
- defines terms
- provides that a veterinarian non-compete agreement that a veterinarian and a person enter into on or after May 6, 2026, is void
- provides that if a veterinarian has a 5% ownership interest in a person's business, the veterinarian and the person may enter into a non-compete agreement
- makes void a provision requiring that a dispute arising from a veterinarian non-compete agreement be resolved outside of this state
- provides that a nondisclosure clause or a nonsolicitation agreement that a person and a veterinarian enter into on or after May 6, 2026, is void
- amends provisions providing for an award of damages and attorney fees for a nonsolicitation agreement or a nondisclosure clause
- provides a coordination clause between this bill and H.B. 270, Healthcare Worker Post-employment Amendments
- makes technical changes
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Every vote
- 3 yes, 2 no, 3 absentSenate Business and Labor Committee: vote to approve it · Jan 21, 2026Who voted how
- 21 yes, 6 no, 2 absentFirst of two Senate votes · Feb 20, 2026Who voted how
- 21 yes, 7 no, 1 absentFinal Senate vote · Feb 23, 2026Who voted how
- 10 yes, 0 no, 4 absentHouse Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 25, 2026Who voted how
- 65 yes, 1 no, 9 absentFinal House vote · Mar 5, 2026Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Jan 21, 2026 Senate Business and Labor Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (52 turns) →
- Feb 20, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (21 turns) →
- Feb 23, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (6 turns) →
- Feb 25, 2026 House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee▶ WatchRead the transcript (28 turns) →
- Mar 5, 2026 House floor debate▶ WatchRead the transcript (4 turns) →