VirginiaWorkplace violence; policy required for certain employers, civil penalty, delayed effective date.
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 January 1, 2027.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 9Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 9Committee substitute printed 26109448D-S1Major
- Mar 9Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)Minor
- Mar 9Senate committee offered
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborMinor
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 17Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB944)
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 17Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)Passed House
- Feb 16Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 16committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 15Read first timeMinor
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 26107778D-H1Major
- Feb 12Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (13-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)Major
- Feb 12House subcommittee offered
- Feb 9Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB944)
- Jan 22Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Labor and CommerceMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103286DIntroduced
- Mar 9Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Latest