Assembly Bill 675
Noncompete clauses for medical practitioners
Topics: Employment, Nurses, Physician, Physician assistant, Psychology
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Nov 19, 2025
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care.
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 657. That version died when the session ended.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill makes changes regarding covenants not to compete for advanced practice registered nurses, advanced practice nurse prescribers, physicians, physician assistants, and psychologists (“medical practitioners”).
Under current law, a covenant by an assistant, servant, or agent not to compete with his or her employer or principal during the term of the employment or agency, or after the termination of the employment or agency, within a specified territory and during a specified time is lawful and enforceable only if the restrictions imposed are reasonably necessary for the protection of the employer or principal. A covenant not to compete that imposes an unreasonable restraint, however, is illegal, void, and unenforceable even as to any part of the covenant that would be a reasonable restraint.
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The bill provides that a covenant by a medical practitioner not to compete with his or her employer after the termination of the employment imposes an unreasonable restraint and is illegal, void, and unenforceable if the covenant includes a restriction that prohibits working as a medical practitioner for more than 24 consecutive months after the first day of the medical practitioner’s employment with the employer that is imposing the covenant not to compete. The bill also provides that a covenant not to compete by a medical practitioner is illegal, void, and unenforceable if the medical practitioner’s employment is terminated for any reason by the medical practitioner’s employer.
Who's behind it
10 representatives are its . 9 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Adam Neylon · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Joe Sheehan · Democrat, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 28, 2026 to Feb 20, 2026
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jan 7, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Nov 21, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Nov 19, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care.
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Nov 19, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Neylon, O'Connor, Dittrich, Green, Gustafson, Knodl, Murphy, Wichgers, Steffen and Palmeri; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Nass and Roys
- Nov 19, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
- Nov 21, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
- Jan 7, 2026 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 28, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor
- Jan 29, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
- Feb 20, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Sheehan added as a coauthor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor