All Roll Calls
Yes: 197 • No: 5
UtahH.B. 2702026 General SessionHouseWALLET
Healthcare Worker Post-Employment Amendments
Sponsored By: Katy Hall (Republican)
Signed by Governor
BusinessHealth and Human ServicesLabor and EmploymentHealth Care ProfessionalsDentists and Dental HygienistsGenetic CounselorsMidwivesNaturopathic PhysiciansNursesOptometristsOsteopathic Physicians and SurgeonsPhysician AssistantsPhysicians and SurgeonsPodiatric PhysiciansPsychologistsRadiologic Technologists, Assistants, and TechniciansRespiratory Care Providers
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Healthcare workers: non-competes end, patient notice OK
Beginning May 6, 2026, the law bans healthcare non-competes for licensed, practicing healthcare workers. Any such agreements entered on or after that date are void. Nonsolicitation clauses that stop a worker from telling a patient where they work now or will work are also void if made on or after May 6, 2026. A healthcare non-compete means a ban on doing services within your license after you leave a job. You must be licensed and practicing in one of the listed professions to be covered.
Most non-competes capped at one year
For a non-compete entered on or after May 10, 2016, it cannot last more than one year after your job ends. Longer terms are void. If your employer sues or starts arbitration to enforce a non-compete and it is ruled unenforceable, the employer must pay your attorney fees, arbitration costs, court costs, and actual damages.
Stronger rights after sexual misconduct claims
Employers cannot require confidentiality about sexual misconduct as a condition of employment. You can rescind a settlement with a confidentiality clause about sexual misconduct within three business days. If an employer tries to enforce a banned confidentiality clause, they must pay all costs and cannot get money damages. A settlement can still keep the amount secret and, at your request, facts that could identify you. Employers may not retaliate against you for reporting or refusing a confidentiality clause.
Non-competes still allowed in some deals
The law still allows some non-competes. They are permitted in a sale of a business when the person bound receives value from the sale. They are also allowed in a reasonable, good-faith severance deal made at or after termination. Employers may require you to keep non-public trade secrets and confidential information private; these clauses cannot cover illegal acts. Common-law limits still apply.
Tight rules for broadcasting non-competes
If you are an exempt broadcasting employee, a non-compete is valid only if it is in a written contract of reasonable length. It is enforceable only if the company fired you for cause or you breached the contract. It cannot last longer than one year after your job ends or the original contract term, whichever is earlier. Otherwise, it is void.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Katy Hall
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Brady Brammer
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
Yes: 18 • No: 2
House vote • 3/5/2026
House/ concurs with Senate amendment
Yes: 66 • No: 1
House vote • 2/27/2026
Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Yes: 5 • No: 0
House vote • 2/27/2026
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 4 • No: 2
House vote • 2/17/2026
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 71 • No: 0
House vote • 2/4/2026
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Yes: 11 • No: 0
House vote • 2/4/2026
House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation
Yes: 11 • No: 0
House vote • 2/4/2026
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 11 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/24/2026House/ to Governor
3/12/2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/12/2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
3/11/2026HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
3/11/2026Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
3/6/2026Bill Received from House for Enrolling
3/6/2026House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
3/6/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/6/2026HouseSenate/ to House
3/6/2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
3/6/2026SenateSenate/ received from House
3/6/2026SenateHouse/ to Senate
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ concurs with Senate amendment
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/5/2026HouseSenate/ to House with amendments
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2/27/2026SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ amended
2/27/2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2/27/2026Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
2/27/2026
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/11/2026
Amended 2/27/2026 15:02:388
2/27/2026
Substitute #2
2/4/2026
Substitute #1
2/3/2026
Introduced
1/15/2026
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