19 States with 55 Noncompete Bills: Minnesota

So far this year, there have been 59 noncompete bills pending in 23 states1 — excluding the two pending federal noncompete billsD.C.’s new law to ban most noncompetes, and any proposed bills that are circulating, but have not yet been filed.

Four bills have already died — each in a state that had only one pending bill2 — leaving the current tally at 55 noncompete bills still pending in 19 states.

The 19 states are Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, and West Virginia.

In this series, we are providing details on all pending bills (and any new ones that are filed) — and we will be simultaneously updating our Changing Trade Secrets | Noncompete Laws page. Note that the summaries are (sort-of) color coded for the nature of the bill (ban, modification or establishment of standards, reversal of prior changes) and the groups for whom it creates exceptions or specific limitations (medical, low-wage workers, others).

Up today: Minnesota

Minnesota has the following four pending bills:

The bill is pending before the House Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance & Policy Committee.

The bill is pending before the House Labor, Industry, Veterans and Military Affairs Finance & Policy Committee.

The bill is pending before the Senate Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee.

The bill is pending before the Senate Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee.

 

Next up: Missouri.

 

And, remember, if you want to see a summary of the current noncompete law in any state (and D.C.), please refer to our 50-state noncompete chart, which is updated on a continual basis, as the laws change.

 

*A huge thank you to Erika Hahn for all of her extraordinary help in tracking and monitoring all of the bills. 

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[1] The 23 states are: Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.

[2] The four states are: Kentucky, Mississippi, Virginia, and Utah.