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SB951 • 2025

Prohibits a management services organization or a shareholder, director, officer or employee of a management services organization from owning or controlling shares in, serving as a director or officer of, being an employee of, working as an independent contractor with or otherwise managing, directing the management of or participating in managing a professional medical entity with which the management services organization has a contract for management services.

Prohibits a management services organization or a shareholder, director, officer or employee of a management services organization from owning or controlling shares in, serving as a director or officer of, being an employee of, working as an independent contractor with or otherwise managing, directing the management of or participating in managing a professional medical entity with which the management services organization has a contract for management services.

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

Sponsor
Senator Patterson,, Representative Bowman,, Javadi,, Senator Campos,, Gorsek,, Reynolds,, Taylor,, Representative Fragala,, McDonald,, Nathanson,, Owens,, Wallan, Senator Manning Jr,, Meek,, Pham,, Prozanski,, Weber,, Woods,, Representative Andersen,, Gamba,, McIntire,, Nelson,, Tran
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Senate

    Chapter 295, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-06-20 Senate

    Effective date, June 9, 2025.

  3. 2025-06-09 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-05-29 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-05-29 House

    Speaker signed.

  6. 2025-05-28 House

    In absence of motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report, bill advanced to third reading and final consideration.

  7. 2025-05-28 House

    Third reading. Carried by Bowman. Passed. Ayes, 41; Nays, 16--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Diehl, Drazan, Elmer, Harbick, Helfrich, Levy B, Lewis, Osborne, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Yunker; Excused, 2--Nguyen H, Wallan.

  8. 2025-05-28 House

    Vote explanation(s) filed by Nelson.

  9. 2025-05-27 House

    Second reading.

  10. 2025-05-22 House

    Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng bill.

  11. 2025-05-22 House

    Minority Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill and be printed B-Engrossed.

  12. 2025-05-15 House

    Work Session held.

  13. 2025-05-01 House

    Public Hearing held.

  14. 2025-04-29 House

    Public Hearing held.

  15. 2025-04-15 House

    Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.

  16. 2025-04-09 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  17. 2025-04-08 Senate

    Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed. Ayes, 12; Nays, 17--Broadman, Campos, Frederick, Gelser Blouin, Golden, Gorsek, Jama, Lieber, Manning Jr, Meek, Patterson, Pham, Prozanski, Reynolds, Sollman, Taylor, President Wagner; Excused, 1--Woods.

  18. 2025-04-08 Senate

    Broadman declared potential conflict of interest.

  19. 2025-04-08 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. Ayes, 21; Nays, 8--Anderson, Bonham, Hayden, Linthicum, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Thatcher; Excused, 1--Woods.

  20. 2025-04-08 Senate

    Broadman declared potential conflict of interest.

  21. 2025-04-07 Senate

    Second reading.

  22. 2025-04-04 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng).

  23. 2025-04-04 Senate

    Minority Recommendation: Do pass with different amendments. (Printed A-Eng. Minority)

  24. 2025-03-25 Senate

    Work Session held.

  25. 2025-03-04 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  26. 2025-01-28 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

  27. 2025-01-28 Senate

    Referred to Health Care.

Official Summary Text

Digest: Stops people in charge of companies that do not do medical work from running both the company and another entity that does medical work. Stops companies from telling their workers that they cannot work for someone else, say that the company is bad or speak out about bad acts. Stops companies from punishing those who speak out. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3).
Prohibits a management services organization[<i>, an individual who works as an independent contractor with a management services organization</i>] or a shareholder, director, officer or employee of a management services organization from owning or controlling shares in, serving as a director or officer of, being an employee of, working as an independent contractor with or otherwise managing, directing the management of or participating in managing a professional medical entity with which the management services organization has a contract for management services. Specifies what conduct constitutes ownership or control of a professional medical entity.
Voids noncompetition agreements, nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement agreements between certain business entities and medical professionals, with specified exceptions, and prohibits the business entities from retaliating against the medical professional for violating the void agreements.
[<i>Punishes violations of specified provisions of the Act as an unlawful trade practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act.</i>]
<b>Voids and makes unenforceable agreements that violate prohibitions against management services organization control of professional medical entities and permits a professional medical entity or medical licensee to sue to recover an ascertainable loss of money or property as a result of the violation.</b>
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to the practice of health care; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned