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SB402 • 2026

eliminating certain non-compete agreements for physician associates.

eliminating certain non-compete agreements for physician associates.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Bill Gannon (R), Kevin Avard (R), Patrick Long (D), Tim McGough (R), Regina Birdsell (R), Michael Vose (R), Suzanne Prentiss (D), David Rochefort (R), Mark Pearson (R), Cindy Rosenwald (D), Donovan Fenton (D), Kenneth Weyler (R), David Watters (D), Tara Reardon (D), Jennifer Mandelbaum (D), Victoria Sullivan (R), Howard Pearl (r)
Last action
2026-05-12
Official status
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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eliminating certain non-compete agreements for physician associates.

eliminating certain non-compete agreements for physician associates.

What This Bill Does

  • eliminating certain non-compete agreements for physician associates.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-12 S

    Signed by the Governor on 05/08/2026; Chapter 55; Effective 07/07/2026

  2. 2026-04-28 S

    Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 04/23/2026); SJ 11

  3. 2026-04-09 H

    Ought to Pass : MA VV 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 12

  4. 2026-03-20 H

    Executive Session: 03/18/2026 10:10 am GP 231

  5. 2026-03-20 H

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/18/2026 (Vote 12-0; CC)

  6. 2026-03-10 H

    Public Hearing: 03/18/2026 10:10 am GP 231

  7. 2026-02-26 H

    Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 5 P. 124

  8. 2026-01-29 S

    Ought to Pass : MA, VV; OT3rdg; 01/29/2026; SJ 2

  9. 2026-01-22 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 01/29/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 3

  10. 2026-01-15 S

    Hearing: 01/21/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:40 am; SC 2

  11. 2025-11-18 S

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1

Official Summary Text

eliminating certain non-compete agreements for physician associates.

Current Bill Text

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CHAPTER 55
SB 402-FN - FINAL VERSION

2026 SESSION
26-2148
07/06

SENATE BILL
402-FN

AN ACT

eliminating certain non-compete agreements for physician associates.

SPONSORS: Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. McGough, Dist 11; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Rochefort, Dist 1; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Reardon, Dist 15; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Rep. Long, Hills. 26; Rep. Vose, Rock. 5; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34; Rep. Weyler, Rock. 14; Rep. Mandelbaum, Rock. 21

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

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ANALYSIS

This bill eliminates certain non-compete agreements for physician associates.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
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Matter removed from current law appears [
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2148
07/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT

eliminating certain non-compete agreements for physician associates.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

55:1 New Section; Occupations and Professions; Physician Associates. Amend RSA 328-D by inserting after section 19 the following new section:
328-D:20 Certain Contract Restrictions Upon Physician Associates Unenforceable. Any contract or agreement that creates or establishes terms of a partnership, employment, or other form of professional relationship with a physician associate licensed by the board of medicine to practice medicine in this state, including any restriction on the right of a physician associate to practice in any geographic area for any period of time after the termination of such partnership, employment, or professional relationship, shall be void and unenforceable with respect to said restriction; provided, however, that nothing herein shall render void or unenforceable the remaining provisions of any such contract or agreement. The requirements of this section shall apply only to new contracts or renewals of contracts entered into on or after the effective date of this section.

55:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 08, 2026
Effective Date: July 07, 2026