This morning, Massachusetts woke up to what is becoming a regular occurrence: the legislature was unable to pass a bill limiting the use of non-competition agreements in the Commonwealth, although it came the closest it has in years. On June 29, 2016, the House unanimously passed a bill that would have drastically changed the landscape for non-competes in Massachusetts. Weeks later, on July 14, the Senate passed its own bill, but with several significant differences. The House rejected the Senate bill, and on July 18, the bill went to conference.