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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. 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.
Introduced
Jan 6, 2025
Last Action
Apr 2, 2025
Session
VA 2025
Sponsors
1 primary · 3 co
House sustained Governor's veto
Vetoed by Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
Signed by President
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1919)
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Read third time
Reading of substitute waived
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
Reading of amendment waived
Senator McPike, Jeremy S. Amendment agreed to
Engrossed By Senate - Committee Substitute as amended
Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (20-Y 19-N)
Senate substitute agreed to by House (51-Y 45-N)
Read second time
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1919)
Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
Committee substitute printed 25107738D-S1
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1919)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N)
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25100038D
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House sustained Governor's veto
Jeion A. Ward