HB 1489 VA

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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.

• Kathy K.L. Tran Democratic · primary

1. Jan 23, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105576D · lower
2. Jan 23, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 29, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1489) · lower
4. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned sub: Health Professions · lower
5. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 16, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
12. Feb 17, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
13. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
14. Feb 24, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health · upper
15. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
16. Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
17. Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
19. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
20. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Mar 9, 2026 Enrolled · lower
22. Mar 9, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1489ER) · lower
23. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1489) · lower
24. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
25. Mar 9, 2026 Signed by President · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
27. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
28. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 320 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
29. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0320) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML