# Tennessee HB 1034: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to covenants not to compete. Tennessee HB 1034, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to covenants not to compete., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-15 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1034-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 1034 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to covenants not to compete. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2026-05-15, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Contracts - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (147 yes, 15 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - No noncompetes for workers under $70K: benefit, high. The law bans employers from making or enforcing noncompetes if you earn under $70,000 a year. Annual pay includes wages, salary, commissions, and nondiscretionary bonuses. If you are hourly, yearly pay is your hourly rate × 40 × 52. Any noncompete that breaks this rule is void. This protection star… - Noncompete time limits and court changes: mixed, medium. The law sets default time limits courts usually accept for noncompetes. For former employees or independent contractors, up to 2 years is presumed reasonable if not tied to a sale. For other non-sale restraints, up to 3 years is presumed reasonable. If you sell all or a major part of a business, th… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Caleb Hemmer (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: William Lamberth (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-20 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/20/2026 | pass | 28 | 4 | | | 2026-04-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2026 | pass | 74 | 8 | | | 2026-04-13 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-26 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-24 | House | HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE | pass | 18 | 2 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE | pass | 21 | 1 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | HOUSE BANKING AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (43) - 2026-05-15: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-05-15: Pub. Ch. 934 - 2026-05-07: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-06: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-23: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-20: Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 4 (Senate) - 2026-04-20: Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1007) (Senate) - 2026-04-20: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-16: Passed H., as am., Ayes 74, Nays 8, PNV 9 (House) - 2026-04-16: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0617) (House) - 2026-04-16: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0616) (House) - 2026-04-09: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 (House) - 2026-03-26: Reset on Final cal. 2 of Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026 (House) - 2026-03-24: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-17: Action def. in Health Committee to 3/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2026 (House) - 2026-03-10: No Action Taken (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/10/2026 (House) - 2026-03-04: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Health Committee (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/4/2026 (House) - 2026-02-11: Action def. in Commerce Committee to 2/25/2026 (House) - 2026-02-04: Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 2/11/2026 (House) - 2026-02-04: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee (House) - 2026-02-04: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-01-28: Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 2/4/2026 (House) - 2026-01-26: Meeting Canceled (House) - 2026-01-21: Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 1/28/2026 (House) - 2025-03-19: Action Def. in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee to Second Calendar of 2026 (House) - 2025-03-17: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/19/2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: Action Def. in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee to 3/19/2025 (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on s/c cal Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee for 3/12/2025 (House) - 2025-02-11: Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-10: P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee - Health Committee (House) - 2025-02-06: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0617 (Substitute), 2026-04-16: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0617.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0934.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0995.pdf) - HA0616: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0616.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1034.pdf) - SA1007: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1007.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (failed) - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) ## Sources - [HA0617 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0617.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0934.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0995.pdf) - [HA0616 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0616.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1034.pdf) - [SA1007 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1007.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0794: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0794-2025-2026) - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1034-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).