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H4767Introduced in the House

Physician Noncompete Contract Prohibition

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Introduced by Sylleste Davis, District 100

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry

May 5, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: House: Passage Of Bill · March 26, 2026

58

Yes

53

No

13

Absent or Not Voting

124 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
William Whitmire1Yes
Adam Duncan2Yes
Phillip Bowers3Yes
Davey Hiott4No
Neal Collins5Yes
April Cromer6Yes
Lee Gilreath7Yes
Don Chapman8No
Blake Sanders9No
Thomas Beach10Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled

  2. Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

  3. Introduced and read first time

  4. Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

  5. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sessions, Oremus, B.Newton, Bustos, Landing

  6. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White

  7. Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: B.Newton

  8. Committee report: Favorable Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs

  9. Scrivener's error corrected

  10. Requests for debate-Rep

  11. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wooten, Gagnon, Lawson, Guffey, Beach, Long, B.L.Cox, Rutherford, McCravy, Bowers, Wickensimer, Willis, Haddon

  12. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bauer

  13. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rankin, Burns, Rose, Vaughan

  14. Debate adjourned

  15. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan

  16. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins, Brewer

  17. Debate adjourned until Thurs., 2-26-26

  18. Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-24-26

  19. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: D.Mitchell

  20. Debate adjourned

  21. Read second time

  22. Roll call Yeas-65 Nays-50

  23. Read third time and sent to Senate

  24. Roll call Yeas-58 Nays-53

  25. Introduced and read first time

  26. Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

  27. Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry

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