VirginiaWorkplace violence policy; required for certain employers, civil penalty.
What it does
Workplace violence policy required for certain employers; civil penalty. Requires any employer of 100 or more employees to develop, implement, and maintain a workplace violence policy no later than January 1, 2027. The bill includes requirements for such a policy, such as procedures and methods for employee reporting of incidents and post-incident investigations.
More detail
Employers subject to the bill are required to maintain documentation of workplace violence incidents for not less than five years. An employer that violates the provisions of the bill shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 per violation. The bill prohibits retaliation from an employer on the basis of reporting a workplace violence incident and provides that any employee who makes a report of workplace violence shall be immune from civil liability. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2House sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1919)
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 20Senate substitute agreed to by House (51-Y 45-N)Major
- Vote recorded Senate substitute agreed to by House (51-Y 45-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (20-Y 19-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (20-Y 19-N)Passed Senate
- Feb 20Engrossed By Senate - Committee Substitute as amended
- Feb 20Senator McPike, Jeremy S. Amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 20Reading of amendment waived
- Feb 20Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 20Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 20Read third timeMinor
- Feb 19Read second timeMinor
- Feb 19Read second timeMinor
- Feb 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1919)
- Feb 17Committee substitute printed 25107738D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N)Minor
- Feb 17Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)Minor
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1919)
- Feb 3Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 31Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 30Read first timeMinor
- Jan 28Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 23Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 14Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25100038DIntroduced