VirginiaHospitals; reports of threats or acts of violence against health care providers.
What it does
Hospitals; reports of threats or acts of violence against health care providers; expansion of reporting requirements. Expands the reporting requirements for incidents of workplace violence in hospitals with an emergency department by requiring additional descriptors of incidents, requiring hospitals to report collected data to additional parties, and directing the Department of Health to publish a report containing an annual summary of such data. The bill directs the Board of Health to promulgate regulations implementing the provisions of the bill by January 1, 2027, and directs the Department of Health to publish its first report by December 31, 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
- Apr 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0320)Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 320 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Mar 9Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 9Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 9Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1489)
- Mar 9Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1489ER)Major
- Mar 9EnrolledMinor
- Mar 2Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 2Read third timeMinor
- Feb 27Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 27Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 27Rules suspended
- Feb 26Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 24Assigned Education sub: HealthMinor
- Feb 17Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 16Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Feb 16Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Feb 13Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Feb 12Read first timeMinor
- Feb 10Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Assigned sub: Health ProfessionsMinor
- Jan 29Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1489)
- Jan 23Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Jan 23Presented and ordered printed 26105576DIntroduced