H 4767 General Bill, By Davis, Chumley, Sessions, Oremus, Bustos, Landing, White, Wooten, Gagnon, Lawson, Guffey, Beach, Long, B.L. Cox, Rutherford, McCravy, Bowers, Wickensimer, Willis, Haddon, Bauer, Rankin, Burns, Rose, Vaughan, Duncan, Robbins, Brewer and D. Mitchell
Summary: Physician Noncompete Contract Prohibition
    A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 9 TO TITLE 41 SO AS TO PROHIBIT NONCOMPETE CLAUSES IN PHYSICIAN CONTRACTS, TO PROTECT PATIENT FREEDOM OF CHOICE, TO DEFINE IMPERMISSIBLE RESTRICTIONS ON PHYSICIAN PRACTICE, TO ALLOW CERTAIN RECOUPMENT OF EXPENSES AND PROTECTION OF LEGITIMATE BUSINESS INTERESTS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR APPLICABILITY.
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12/16/25	House	Prefiled
12/16/25	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
01/13/26	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 85)
01/13/26	House	Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 85)
01/14/26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sessions, Oremus, B.Newton, Bustos, Landing
01/20/26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
02/04/26	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: B.Newton
02/05/26	House	Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (House Journal-page 3)
02/10/26		Scrivener's error corrected
02/11/26	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hewitt, Hiott, Forrest, Ligon, Lawson, Gibson, McCravy, Taylor, Oremus, Davis, Kirby, Anderson, King, Bauer, Brittain, McDaniel, Guest, Crawford, Hardee (House Journal-page 15)
02/11/26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wooten, Gagnon, Lawson, Guffey, Beach, Long, B.L.Cox, Rutherford, McCravy, Bowers, Wickensimer, Willis, Haddon
02/12/26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bauer
02/18/26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rankin, Burns, Rose, Vaughan
02/18/26	House	Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 24)
02/24/26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan
02/25/26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins, Brewer
02/25/26	House	Debate adjourned until Thurs., 2-26-26 (House Journal-page 30)
03/04/26	House	Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-24-26 (House Journal-page 24)
03/04/26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: D.Mitchell
03/24/26	House	Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 56)
03/25/26	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 56)
03/25/26	House	Roll call Yeas-65 Nays-50 (House Journal-page 62)
03/26/26	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
03/26/26	House	Roll call Yeas-58 Nays-53
03/26/26	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 13)
03/26/26	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (Senate Journal-page 13)