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Starting May 6, 2026, this bill would ban non-compete agreements — contracts that prevent workers from taking similar jobs after leaving an employer — between healthcare employers and a broad range of licensed healthcare workers, including physicians, nurses, therapists, dentists, psychologists, social workers, and many others whose work requires practicing under their professional license. It would also void any agreement that prevents a healthcare worker from telling patients where they currently work or where they plan to work in the future, and it clarifies that these protections don't apply to workers whose license isn't actually required for their job duties. The bill preserves exceptions allowing non-compete terms in freely negotiated severance agreements or in connection with the sale of a business, and it specifies that employers who unsuccessfully try to enforce a voided non-compete or healthcare non-compete agreement in court or arbitration must pay the worker's legal costs, attorney fees, and actual damages.