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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1218: L&E; covenants not to compete prohibited, low-wage employees, exceptions, civil penalty.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1218 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: L&E; covenants not to compete prohibited, low-wage employees, exceptions, civil penalty. Primary sponsor: Richard Stuart (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0585).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Labor and employment; covenants not to compete prohibited; exceptions; civil penalty. Provides that, for the purposes of the prohibition in existing law against an employer entering into, enforcing, or threatening to enforce a covenant not to compete with any low-wage employee, "low-wage employee" includes an employee who, regardless of average weekly earnings, is entitled to overtime compensation under federal law for any hours worked in excess of 40 hours in any one workweek. Any employer that violates the bill's provisions is subject to a civil penalty in existing law of $10,000 for each violation.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Richard StuartPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0585)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 585 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
  5. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1218)
  6. Signed by President
  7. Signed by Speaker
  8. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1218ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed House (49-Y 47-N)
  11. Read third time
  12. Read second time

Showing 12 most recent of 33 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source