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H.B. 203: Non-Compete Amendments

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: House

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill amends provisions relating to non-compete agreements.

  • Defines terms
  • Prohibits an employer from enforcing a non-compete agreement against an employee under certain conditions
  • Prohibits a person from enforcing a non-compete agreement against an independent contract
  • Requires that an employer presenting an employee with an offer of employment include with the offer of employment a non-compete agreement if the employer intends to enter into a non-compete agreement with the employee
  • Imposes requirements on an employer presenting an employee with a non-compete agreement
  • Requires that an employer give an employee advance notice of a non-compete agreement
  • Makes void a non-compete agreement under certain conditions
  • Provides that a person that fails to comply with provisions that this bill enacts may not enforce a non-compete agreement
  • Grants a right of action to an individual against a person that attempts to enforce an unlawful non-compete agreement
  • Makes technical changes

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Business · Labor and Employment

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Houseto standing committeeBusiness, Labor, and Commerce Committee
  3. · HouseHouse Comm - Substitute RecommendationBusiness, Labor, and Commerce Committee
  4. · HouseHouse Comm - Favorable RecommendationBusiness, Labor, and Commerce Committee
  5. · Housefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

The Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on 1st Sub. H.B. 203 (Buff) found no material cost or revenue effect for the state, local governments or businesses.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Tyler Clancy

Senate floor sponsor: Heidi Balderree

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

Passed-list membership is not a finding that a bill was signed or took effect. A bill absent from that list is not necessarily pending or defeated.

Latest recorded action

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The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.