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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia HB 944

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

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE

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.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 9, 2026
Senate		Continued to next session in Finance and AppropriationspassSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 9, 2026
Senate		Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 17, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 12, 2026
House		Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 12, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see

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