South Dakota law currently allows employers to restrict where employees work and which customers they can serve for up to two years after leaving a job, but this bill carves out an exception for health care providers. Health care providers can no longer be restricted from practicing medicine in any location, treating existing patients, or seeking new patients from their employer's practice—regardless of what their employment contract says. This removes the two-year restriction period that applies to other workers and gives health care providers freedom to continue practicing and serving patients anywhere after they leave.
Signed by the Governor H.J. 544
Delivered to the Governor H.J. 519
Signed by the President S.J. 490
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 515
Senate Conference Committee Report adopted Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2. S.J. 453
House of Representatives Conference Committee Report adopted Passed, YEAS 61, NAYS 9. H.J. 502
Motion to amend Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 0. J. 3
Senate Conference Committee appointments S.J. 397
House of Representatives Failed to concur, appoint Conference Committee H.J. 429
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 32, NAYS 2. S.J. 360
Senate Motion to amend S.J. 359
Senate Deferred to another day S.J. 338
Commerce and Energy Do Pass Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 1. S.J. 38
Commerce and Energy Scheduled for hearing S.J. 1
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Commerce and Energy S.J. 226
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 63, NAYS 5. H.J. 250
Commerce and Energy Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 11, NAYS 2.
Commerce and Energy Motion to amend
Commerce and Energy Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House Commerce and Energy H.J. 170
Erin Tobin
Prime sponsor · Sen.
R
Fred Deutsch
Prime sponsor · Rep.
R
Conference Committee Report adopted
Conference Committee Report adopted
Motion to amend
Do Pass Amended
Commerce and Energy — Do Pass
Do Pass Amended
Commerce and Energy — Do Pass Amended