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Bill

Employment; covenants not to compete, definition of low-wage employees, civil penalty.

Covenants not to compete; low-wage employees; civil penalty. Prohibits an employer from entering into, enforcing, or threatening to enforce a covenant not to compete between the employer and a low-wage employee. The employer is subject to a civil penalty of $10,000 per violation. The bill defines "low-wage employee" as either (i) an employee, intern, student, apprentice, or trainee whose average weekly earnings are less than the average weekly wage of the Commonwealth or who is employed without pay or (ii) an independent contractor who is compensated for his services at an hourly rate that is less than the median hourly wage for the Commonwealth for all occupations as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. The bill defines "covenant not to compete" as an agreement that restrains, prohibits, or otherwise restricts an individual's ability to compete with his former employer. The bill allows any low-wage employee subject to such a covenant not to compete to bring a civil action against an employer and seek appropriate relief, including enjoining the conduct of any person or employer, ordering payment of liquidated damages, and awarding lost compensation, damages, and reasonable attorney fees and costs. The bill provides that if the court finds a violation of the bill's provisions, the plaintiff is entitled to recover reasonable costs, including reasonable fees for expert witnesses, and attorney fees from the former employer or other person who attempts to enforce a covenant not to compete against such plaintiff. The bill requires all employers to post in the workplace a notice of the prohibition or a summary of the notice approved by the Department of Labor and Industry and provides that an employer is subject to a warning for a first offense and to a civil penalty for a subsequent offense for failure to post such notice or approved summary. The provisions of the bill are applicable to covenants not to compete entered into on or after July 1, 2020. This bill is identical to SB 480.

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Virginia General Assembly

2020

HB 330

Virginia HB 330 (2020)

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Schuyler T. VanValkenburg

2020-01-01

2020-04-09

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ocd-bill/14678272-40f2-41de-a88b-8002a5b140ad

https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB330

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https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump

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Virginia HB 330 (2020) — Employment; covenants not to compete, definition of low-wage employees, civil penalty.

Version chain

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

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0948) (committee substitute) — source
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB330ER) (committee substitute) — source
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB330S1 (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from DPB (HB330) (committee substitute) — source
Impact statement from DPB (HB330H1) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 96-N) — 1–95 (fail) · lower
Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 0-N) — 21–0 (pass) · lower
Passed Senate with substitute (34-Y 5-N) — 34–5 (pass) · upper
Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
VOTE: Passage (95-Y 3-N 1-A) — 94–3 (pass) · lower
VOTE: Agree To (86-Y 6-N) — 85–6 (pass) · lower
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) — 6–0 (pass) · lower
Conference report agreed to by Senate (30-Y 7-N) — 30–7 (pass) · upper
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (14-Y 1-N) — 14–1 (pass) · upper

Timeline

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

2020-01-01 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102056D introduction
2020-01-01 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce referral-committee
2020-01-14 Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1 referral-committee
2020-01-16 Impact statement from DPB (HB330)
2020-01-28 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
2020-01-30 Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
2020-02-03 Read first time reading-1
2020-02-04 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
2020-02-05 Read third time and passed House (95-Y 3-N 1-A) passage, reading-3
2020-02-05 VOTE: Passage (95-Y 3-N 1-A)
2020-02-06 Constitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-06 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor referral-committee
2020-02-17 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (14-Y 1-N) committee-passage
2020-02-17 Committee substitute printed 20108476D-S1 substitution
2020-02-19 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-20 Read third time reading-3
2020-02-20 Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-20 Committee substitute agreed to 20108476D-S1
2020-02-20 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB330S1
2020-02-20 Passed Senate with substitute (34-Y 5-N) passage
2020-02-24 Placed on Calendar
2020-02-24 Impact statement from DPB (HB330S1)
2020-02-24 Senate substitute rejected by House 20108476D-S1 (1-Y 96-N)
2020-02-24 VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 96-N)
2020-02-26 Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-26 Senate requested conference committee
2020-02-27 House acceded to request
2020-02-27 Conferees appointed by House
2020-03-02 Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-04 Amended by conference committee
2020-03-04 Conference substitute printed 20109419D-H1
2020-03-04 Conference report agreed to by House (86-Y 6-N)
2020-03-04 VOTE: Agree To (86-Y 6-N)
2020-03-05 Impact statement from DPB (HB330H1)
2020-03-07 Conference report agreed to by Senate (30-Y 7-N)
2020-03-18 Enrolled
2020-03-18 Signed by President
2020-03-19 Signed by Speaker
2020-03-20 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-20 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-23 Impact statement from DPB (HB330ER)
2020-04-09 Approved by Governor-Chapter 948 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/14678272-40f2-41de-a88b-8002a5b140ad. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).

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