2005 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 605

File Code: Private Sector Labor and Industry Prior Year Introduction As: SB 459/04 - FIN
Sponsored By:
Senators Gladden, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled:
Employment Contracts - Broadcast Industry - Noncompete Provisions

Synopsis:

Providing that broadcast industry employment contracts may not include noncompete provisions that prohibit the right of a broadcast industry employee to seek or obtain specified employment after termination of the employment contract or employment relationship; providing that a noncompete provision is void and unenforceable; authorizing an employee who is the subject of a noncompete provision to seek damages, attorneys' fees, and costs in a civil action; providing for the application of the Act; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/4
First Reading Finance
2/9
Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
2/24
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
2/25
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
3/18
Hearing cancelled
3/24
Withdrawn
House Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator David R. Brinkley, District 4
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Jim Brochin, District 42
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator James E. DeGrange, Sr., District 32
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
DAMAGES
RADIO
TELEVISION -see also- CABLE TELEVISION
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statute:

Labor and Employment
( 3-709 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time
Amendments: None offered