Virginia Senate Bill 1218
Session 2025
L&E; covenants not to compete prohibited, low-wage employees, exceptions, civil penalty.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Mar 24, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1218
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Senate votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
An Act to amend and reenact § 40.1-28.7:8 of the Code of Virginia, relating to labor and employment; covenants not to compete prohibited; exceptions; civil penalty.
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.
Chaptered
Enrolled
Commerce and Labor Substitute
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1218)
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03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0585)
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 585 (Effective 07/01/25)
03/05/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
03/05/2025
Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
02/24/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1218)
02/23/2025
Senate
Signed by President
02/20/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
02/20/2025
Senate
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1218ER)
02/20/2025
Senate
Enrolled
02/18/2025
House
Passed House (49-Y 47-N)
02/18/2025
House
Read third time
02/17/2025
House
Read second time
02/13/2025
House
Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N)
02/12/2025
Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1218)
02/11/2025
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
02/04/2025
House
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
02/03/2025
House
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
02/03/2025
House
Read first time
02/03/2025
House
Placed on Calendar
01/30/2025
Senate
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
01/30/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 1-N)
01/30/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
01/30/2025
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
01/30/2025
Senate
Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
01/30/2025
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
01/30/2025
Senate
Read second time
01/29/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
01/29/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N)
01/29/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
01/27/2025
Senate
Committee substitute printed 25106097D-S1
01/27/2025
Senate
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
01/08/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/08/2025
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103924D
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VA Legislature
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Record Created
Jan 11, 2025 1:22:46 AM
Record Updated
Sep 1, 2025 1:33:13 PM