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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1968 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1192
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Patricia D. Jehlen
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to banning noncompetition agreements in the Commonwealth.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Patricia D. JehlenSecond Middlesex 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1968 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1192
By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1192) of Patricia D. Jehlen for
legislation to ban noncompetition agreements in the Commonwealth. Labor and Workforce
Development.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1209 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to banning noncompetition agreements in the Commonwealth.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 24L of Chapter 149 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is amended by
2inserting at the end of the section, the following:- “Effective January 1, 2024, noncompetition
3agreements, as defined in this section, shall be void and unenforceable.”