SB 475 — Physician noncompete agreements.
Last action — Signed by the Governor
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Mike Braun (Republican) on May 06, 2025.
Odds of enactment
High chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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10 sponsors
4 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (7 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Provides that a physician and a hospital, a parent company of a hospital, an affiliated manager of a hospital, or a hospital system may not enter into a noncompete agreement on or after July 1, 2025.
Bill Text
We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.
Read SB 475 on the official Indiana source →Action History
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Signed by the Governor
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Public Law 207
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Signed by the President of the Senate
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Signed by the Speaker
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CCR # 1 filed in the House
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Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 521: yeas 46, nays 4
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Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 556: yeas 65, nays 21
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Signed by the President Pro Tempore
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CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
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House conferees appointed: Manning and Garcia Wilburn
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House advisors appointed: Judy, Cash, VanNatter, Bauer and Shackleford
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Senate conferees appointed: Busch and Ford J.D.
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Senate advisors appointed: Yoder and Charbonneau
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Returned to the Senate with amendments
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Senate dissented from House amendments
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Motion to dissent filed
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Representative Barrett added as cosponsor
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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 410: yeas 71, nays 23
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Second reading: ordered engrossed
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Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
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Representative Cash added as cosponsor
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Reassigned to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
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First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
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Representative Judy added as cosponsor
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Senator Qaddoura added as coauthor
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Referred to the House
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Third reading: passed; Roll Call 36: yeas 47, nays 2
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House sponsor: Representative Manning
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Second reading: ordered engrossed
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Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
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Senator Jackson L added as coauthor
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Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
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Senator Charbonneau added as second author
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Senator Johnson T added as third author
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Authored by Senator Busch
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First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
Sponsors
- Brad Barrett · Cosponsor
- Becky Cash · Cosponsor
- Chris Judy · Cosponsor
- Ethan Manning · Primary
- Fady Qaddoura · Cosponsor
- La Keisha Jackson · Cosponsor
- J.D. Ford · Cosponsor
- Tyler Johnson · Primary
- Ed Charbonneau · Primary
- Justin Busch · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →4 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 140 not signed on · 35 voted No
Sponsors (4)
- Ethan Manning Republican
- Tyler Johnson Republican
- Ed Charbonneau Republican
- Justin Busch Republican
Co-sponsors (6)
- Brad Barrett Republican
- Becky Cash Republican
- Chris Judy Republican
- Fady Qaddoura Democrat
- La Keisha Jackson Democrat
- J.D. Ford Democrat
Not signed on (140)
140 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 140 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 41 | 19 | 0 | 11 |
| Democrat | 22 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 65 | 21 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 65% | 21% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Boy | — | Yea |
| Dant Chesser | — | Nay |
| Garcia Wilburn | — | Yea |
| Alex Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carey Hamilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carolyn Jackson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cherrish Pryor | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Campbell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chuck Moseley | Democrat | Yea |
| Earl Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Edward DeLaney | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| John Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Yea |
| Kyle Miller | Democrat | Nay |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Andrade | Democrat | Yea |
| Mitch Gore | Democrat | Yea |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Yea |
| Ragen Hatcher | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Renee Pack | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Errington | Democrat | Yea |
| Tonya Pfaff | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Summers | Democrat | Yea |
| Vernon Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Alaina Shonkwiler | Republican | Yea |
| Alex Zimmerman | Republican | Nay |
| Andrew Ireland | Republican | Nay |
| Beau Baird | Republican | Nay |
| Becky Cash | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ben Smaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Barrett | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bruce Borders | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Jeter | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Judy | Republican | Yea |
| Chris May | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Ledbetter | Republican | Nay |
| Cory Criswell | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Haggard | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Snow | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dale DeVon | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Lopez | Republican | Nay |
| Dave Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Heine | Republican | Not Voting |
| David Abbott | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Edmond Soliday | Republican | Yea |
| Edward Clere | Republican | Yea |
| Elizabeth Rowray | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Lawson | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Garrett Bascom | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | Nay |
| Harold Slager | Republican | Nay |
| Heath VanNatter | Republican | Yea |
| Hunter Smith | Republican | Nay |
| J.D. Prescott | Republican | Nay |
| Jack Jordan | Republican | Nay |
| Jake Teshka | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Meltzer | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jim Lucas | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Pressel | Republican | Nay |
| Joanna King | Republican | Not Voting |
| Julie McGuire | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Olthoff | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Engleman | Republican | Yea |
| Kendell Culp | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Pierce | Republican | Nay |
| Lindsay Patterson | Republican | Yea |
| Lori Goss-Reaves | Republican | Yea |
| Lorissa Sweet | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Genda | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Carbaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Commons | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Hostettler | Republican | Nay |
| Matt Lehman | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Karickhoff | Republican | Yea |
| Michelle Davis | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Aylesworth | Republican | Yea |
| Peggy Mayfield | Republican | Yea |
| Robb Greene | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Behning | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Heaton | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Morris | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ryan Lauer | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Lindauer | Republican | Nay |
| Steve Bartels | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Yocum | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy O'Brien | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Wesco | Republican | Nay |
| Todd Huston | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tony Isa | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler Johnson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Not Voting |
| Zach Payne | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 8% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Andrea Hunley | Democrat | Yea |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Fady Qaddoura | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Nay |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| La Keisha Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Spencer | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Pol | Democrat | Yea |
| Shelli Yoder | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brett Clark | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Yea |
| Cyndi Carrasco | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dernulc | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Schmitt | Republican | Nay |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Byrne | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Goode | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Walker | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Maxwell | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Baldwin | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Deery | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 43 | 23 | 0 | 5 |
| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 71 | 23 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 23% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Boy | — | Yea |
| Dant Chesser | — | Yea |
| Garcia Wilburn | — | Yea |
| Alex Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carey Hamilton | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Carolyn Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Cherrish Pryor | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Campbell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chuck Moseley | Democrat | Yea |
| Earl Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Edward DeLaney | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| John Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Yea |
| Kyle Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Andrade | Democrat | Yea |
| Mitch Gore | Democrat | Yea |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Yea |
| Ragen Hatcher | Democrat | Yea |
| Renee Pack | Democrat | Yea |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Errington | Democrat | Yea |
| Tonya Pfaff | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Summers | Democrat | Yea |
| Vernon Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Alaina Shonkwiler | Republican | Not Voting |
| Alex Zimmerman | Republican | Nay |
| Andrew Ireland | Republican | Nay |
| Beau Baird | Republican | Nay |
| Becky Cash | Republican | Yea |
| Ben Smaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Borders | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Jeter | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Judy | Republican | Yea |
| Chris May | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Ledbetter | Republican | Nay |
| Cory Criswell | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Haggard | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Snow | Republican | Yea |
| Dale DeVon | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Lopez | Republican | Nay |
| Dave Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Heine | Republican | Yea |
| David Abbott | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Edmond Soliday | Republican | Yea |
| Edward Clere | Republican | Yea |
| Elizabeth Rowray | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Lawson | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Garrett Bascom | Republican | Nay |
| Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | Nay |
| Harold Slager | Republican | Yea |
| Heath VanNatter | Republican | Yea |
| Hunter Smith | Republican | Yea |
| J.D. Prescott | Republican | Nay |
| Jack Jordan | Republican | Nay |
| Jake Teshka | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Meltzer | Republican | Nay |
| Jim Lucas | Republican | Nay |
| Jim Pressel | Republican | Not Voting |
| Joanna King | Republican | Yea |
| Julie McGuire | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Olthoff | Republican | Nay |
| Karen Engleman | Republican | Yea |
| Kendell Culp | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Pierce | Republican | Yea |
| Lindsay Patterson | Republican | Yea |
| Lori Goss-Reaves | Republican | Yea |
| Lorissa Sweet | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Genda | Republican | Nay |
| Martin Carbaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Commons | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Hostettler | Republican | Nay |
| Matt Lehman | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Karickhoff | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michelle Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Aylesworth | Republican | Yea |
| Peggy Mayfield | Republican | Yea |
| Robb Greene | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Behning | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Heaton | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Lauer | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Lindauer | Republican | Nay |
| Steve Bartels | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Yocum | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy O'Brien | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Wesco | Republican | Nay |
| Todd Huston | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tony Isa | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler Johnson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Nay |
| Zach Payne | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 47 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 4% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Zay | — | Yea |
| Andrea Hunley | Democrat | Yea |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Fady Qaddoura | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| La Keisha Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mark Spencer | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Pol | Democrat | Yea |
| Shelli Yoder | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brett Clark | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Yea |
| Cyndi Carrasco | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dernulc | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Schmitt | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Byrne | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Goode | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Walker | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Maxwell | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Baldwin | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Deery | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 475 do?
- Provides that a physician and a hospital, a parent company of a hospital, an affiliated manager of a hospital, or a hospital system may not enter into a noncompete agreement on or after July 1, 2025.
- Who sponsors SB 475?
- SB 475 is sponsored by Brad Barrett (Republican), Becky Cash (Republican), Chris Judy (Republican), Ethan Manning (Republican), Fady Qaddoura (Democrat), La Keisha Jackson (Democrat), J.D. Ford (Democrat), Tyler Johnson (Republican), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), and Justin Busch (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 475?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2025. Enacted.
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