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HB 944 VA
Passed One Chamber

Workplace violence; policy required for certain employers, civil penalty, delayed effective date.

VA · session 2027 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Continued from last session

Summary

Virginia House Bill 944 would require certain employers to establish and maintain workplace violence policies. The bill would amend Virginia employment law to mandate workplace violence prevention policies for covered employers and would establish civil penalties for violations.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

A BILL to amend and reenact § 40.1-27.3 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 40.1 a section numbered 40.1-51.4:6, relating to workplace violence policy required for certain employers; civil penalty.

Sponsor (1)
6 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (21)
  1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103286D · lower
  2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce · lower
  3. Jan 22, 2026 Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
  4. Feb 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB944) · lower
  5. Feb 12, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
  6. Feb 12, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N) · lower
  7. Feb 12, 2026 Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (13-Y 7-N) · lower
  8. Feb 13, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107778D-H1 · lower
  9. Feb 15, 2026 Read first time · lower
  10. Feb 16, 2026 Read second time · lower
  11. Feb 16, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
  12. Feb 16, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
  13. Feb 17, 2026 Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
  14. Feb 17, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB944) · lower
  15. Feb 18, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
  16. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor · upper
  17. Mar 9, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
  18. Mar 9, 2026 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N) · upper
  19. Mar 9, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109448D-S1 · upper
  20. Mar 9, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
  21. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · upper

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