Physician Noncompete Contract Prohibition
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- Stage
- Passed first chamber
- Sponsors
- +25
- Latest action
- May 5, 2026
What it does
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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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Adam Duncan
- Bill Chumley
- Brandon Cox
- Brandon Guffey
- Brian Lawson
- Chris Wooten
- Craig Gagnon
- D. Mitchell
- David Vaughan
- Gary Brewer
- Heath Sessions
- Heather Bauer
- Joe Bustos
- Joe White
- John McCravy
- Kathy Landing
- Luke Rankin
- Mark Willis
- Melissa Oremus
- Mike Burns
- Patrick Haddon
- Paul Wickensimer
- Phillip Bowers
- Robby Robbins
- Seth Rose
- Steven Long
- Sylleste Davis
- Thomas Beach
- Todd Rutherford
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in South Carolina.