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HB1054 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and occupations.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and occupations.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Robert Morris
Last action
2025-12-05
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact definition of 'certain persons in the plumbing trade' is not provided in the official summary and may require further clarification from the full text or legislative context.

Plumbing Noncompete Agreement Law

This law makes noncompete agreements for plumbers in Indiana invalid starting April 1, 2026.

What This Bill Does

  • Defines what a 'noncompete agreement' is.
  • Makes any noncompete agreement entered into on or after April 1, 2026, between an employer and certain persons in the plumbing trade void and unenforceable.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Employers who have plumbers working for them
  • Plumbers who work in Indiana

Terms To Know

noncompete agreement
A contract that stops someone from working for a competitor after leaving their job.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law only affects agreements made on or after April 1, 2026.
  • It does not change any existing noncompete agreements before this date.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-05 House

    Authored by Representative Morris

  2. 2025-12-05 House

    Coauthored by Representatives Judy, Ledbetter

  3. 2025-12-05 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and occupations.
Plumbing noncompete agreements.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and occupations.

Plumbing noncompete agreements.

Defines "noncompete agreement". Provides that a noncompete agreement entered into: (1) on or after April 1, 2026; and (2) between an employer and certain persons in the plumbing trade; is void and unenforceable.