---
type: "Bill"
title: "Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Licensed Architects - Employer Workforce Relocation and Out-of-State Employers"
description: "Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Licensed Architects - Employer Workforce Relocation and Out-of-State Employers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1016"
citation: "Maryland HB 1016 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lehman", "Pruski", "Ruth", "Stewart", "Terrasa"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-06"
last_action: "2026-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be5f6f31-aabf-483b-b9a0-983bb38faa63"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1016?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "f1035d26ebf18d7ae596dd4f63632ee68e14d12b3c25a183242cebccfe55ddec"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland HB 1016 (2026) — Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Licensed Architects - Employer Workforce Relocation and Out-of-State Employers

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Licensed Architects - Employer Workforce Relocation and Out-of-State Employers** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_301_hb1016e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Licensed Architects - Employer Workforce Relocation and Out-of-State Employers** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1016e.pdf)
3. **First - Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Employer Relocation** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1016f.pdf)
4. **Third - Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Employer Workforce Relocation and Out-of-State Employers** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1016t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading (Amend) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **94–36** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **101–29** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lehman — primary (person)
- Pruski — primary (person)
- Ruth — primary (person)
- Stewart — primary (person)
- Terrasa — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-06** First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-09** Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-20** Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-21** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Referred Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-10** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-10** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-10** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-11** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2026-04-11** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-11** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-04-28** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 301 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be5f6f31-aabf-483b-b9a0-983bb38faa63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).