# Indiana SB 475: Physician noncompete agreements.

Indiana SB 475, Physician noncompete agreements., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Justin Busch (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 475
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Physician noncompete agreements.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Justin Busch (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: health and provider services, the house, public health, employment
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (229 yes, 50 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Provides that a physician and a hospital, a parent company of a hospital, an affiliated manager of a hospital, or a hospital system may not enter into a noncompete agreement on or after July 1, 2025.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Justin Busch (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Becky Cash (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brad Barrett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Judy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ethan Manning (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Fady Qaddoura (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: La Keisha Jackson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate | pass | 46 | 4 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | House | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House | pass | 65 | 21 |   |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 71 | 23 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 47 | 2 |   |

## Actions (36)

- 2025-05-06: Signed by the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: Public Law 207 (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-24: CCR # 1 filed in the House (House)
- 2025-04-24: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 521: yeas 46, nays 4 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 556: yeas 65, nays 21 (House)
- 2025-04-24: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: CCR # 1 filed in the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: House conferees appointed: Manning and Garcia Wilburn (House)
- 2025-04-15: House advisors appointed: Judy, Cash, VanNatter, Bauer and Shackleford (House)
- 2025-04-14: Senate conferees appointed: Busch and Ford J.D. (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Senate advisors appointed: Yoder and Charbonneau (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House)
- 2025-04-10: Senate dissented from House amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Motion to dissent filed (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Representative Barrett added as cosponsor (House)
- 2025-04-09: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 410: yeas 71, nays 23 (House)
- 2025-04-07: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-04-03: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-03-17: Representative Cash added as cosponsor (House)
- 2025-03-03: Reassigned to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions (House)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health (House)
- 2025-02-17: Representative Judy added as cosponsor (House)
- 2025-01-29: Senator Qaddoura added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 36: yeas 47, nays 2 (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: House sponsor: Representative Manning (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Senator Jackson L added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Senator Charbonneau added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Senator Johnson T added as third author (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Busch (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0475/versions/SB0475.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0475/versions/SB0475.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0475/versions/SB0475.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0475/versions/SB0475.03.COMH?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0475/versions/SB0475.04.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0475/versions/SB0475.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0475/versions/SB0475.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0475/versions/SB0475.03.COMH?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB475-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).
