HB 944 — Workplace violence; policy required for certain employers, civil penalty, delayed effective date.
VA 20261 session
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 January 1, 2027.
Latest action: — Continued
Sponsors (7)
- Nadarius E. Clark (D, VA) — sponsor
- Bonita G. Anthony (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Nicole Cole (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Charlie Schmidt (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Irene Shin (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (20)
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Finance and Appropriations | — | va-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nadarius E. Clark (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Bonita G. Anthony (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Charlie Schmidt (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Irene Shin (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Nicole Cole (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Finance and Appropriations · va-leg