HB 494 — Contracts, creation and enforcement of non-disparagement agreements, provided
Last action — Delivered to Governor at 11:59 p.m. on May 17, 2021.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 17, 2021. Enacted.
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Likely to advance
72% · moderate confidence
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Contracts, creation and enforcement of non-disparagement agreements, provided
Bill Text
Action History
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Assigned Act No. 2021-503.
Sponsors
- Chris England · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
Passed
31 Yea
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0 Nay
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3 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders-Fortier | — | Not Voting |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Not Voting |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Tom Butler | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
Passed
98 Yea
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0 Nay
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5 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 98 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (103)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Brown (K) | — | Yea |
| Dismukes | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Yea |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Isbell | — | Yea |
| Jones (M) | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Meadows | — | Yea |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| Sorrell | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Wood (D) | — | Yea |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Yea |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Yea |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Not Voting |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Yea |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Yea |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Yea |
| Berry Forte | D | Yea |
| Chris England | D | Yea |
| Jeremy Gray | D | Yea |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Yea |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Yea |
| Laura Hall | D | Yea |
| M. Moore | D | Not Voting |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Yea |
| Neil Rafferty | D | Yea |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Yea |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Yea |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Not Voting |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Yea |
| Sam Jones | D | Yea |
| TaShina Morris | D | Yea |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Yea |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Yea |
| Andy Whitt | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Yea |
| Ben Robbins | R | Yea |
| Bob Fincher | R | Yea |
| Brett Easterbrook | R | Not Voting |
| Chad Robertson | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Yea |
| Chris Sells | R | Yea |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Craig Lipscomb | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Yea |
| Danny Garrett | R | Yea |
| David Faulkner | R | Yea |
| David Standridge | R | Yea |
| Ed Oliver | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Not Voting |
| Ginny Shaver | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Yea |
| Jamie Kiel | R | Yea |
| Jeff Sorrells | R | Yea |
| Jim Carns | R | Yea |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Yea |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Yea |
| Matt Simpson | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Yea |
| Parker Moore | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Yea |
| Rex Reynolds | R | Yea |
| Rhett Marques | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Russell Bedsole | R | Yea |
| Scott Stadthagen | R | Yea |
| Shane Stringer | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
| Tracy Estes | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
Passed
31 Yea
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0 Nay
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3 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders-Fortier | — | Not Voting |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Not Voting |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Tom Butler | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
Passed
99 Yea
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0 Nay
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4 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| R | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 99 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (103)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Brown (K) | — | Yea |
| Dismukes | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Yea |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Isbell | — | Yea |
| Jones (M) | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Meadows | — | Yea |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| Sorrell | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Wood (D) | — | Yea |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Not Voting |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Yea |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Yea |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Yea |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Yea |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Yea |
| Berry Forte | D | Yea |
| Chris England | D | Yea |
| Jeremy Gray | D | Yea |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Yea |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Yea |
| Laura Hall | D | Yea |
| M. Moore | D | Yea |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Yea |
| Neil Rafferty | D | Yea |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Not Voting |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Yea |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Yea |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Yea |
| Sam Jones | D | Yea |
| TaShina Morris | D | Yea |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Yea |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Yea |
| Andy Whitt | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Yea |
| Ben Robbins | R | Yea |
| Bob Fincher | R | Yea |
| Brett Easterbrook | R | Yea |
| Chad Robertson | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Yea |
| Chris Sells | R | Yea |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Craig Lipscomb | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Yea |
| Danny Garrett | R | Yea |
| David Faulkner | R | Yea |
| David Standridge | R | Yea |
| Ed Oliver | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Not Voting |
| Ginny Shaver | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Yea |
| Jamie Kiel | R | Yea |
| Jeff Sorrells | R | Yea |
| Jim Carns | R | Yea |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Yea |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Yea |
| Matt Simpson | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Yea |
| Parker Moore | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Yea |
| Rex Reynolds | R | Yea |
| Rhett Marques | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Russell Bedsole | R | Yea |
| Scott Stadthagen | R | Yea |
| Shane Stringer | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
| Tracy Estes | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
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- What does HB 494 do?
- Contracts, creation and enforcement of non-disparagement agreements, provided
- Who sponsors HB 494?
- HB 494 is sponsored by Chris England (D).
- What is the current status of HB 494?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 17, 2021. Enacted.
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