# Virginia HB1489: Hospitals; reports of threats or acts of violence against health care providers.

Virginia HB1489, Hospitals; reports of threats or acts of violence against health care providers., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0320)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1489-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1489
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Hospitals; reports of threats or acts of violence against health care providers.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0320)
- Sponsor: Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (316 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

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.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Broader violence reporting for hospital workers: benefit, low. Virginia hospitals with emergency departments must include more health care providers in workplace-violence reporting. Coverage includes providers credentialed or engaged by hospitals, plus contracted providers credentialed by or working in them. Hospitals must keep incident records for at least tw…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kathy K.L. Tran (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Reported from Health and Human Services | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (29)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0320) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 320 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-09: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1489) (House)
- 2026-03-09: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1489ER) (House)
- 2026-03-09: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-09: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-02: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Assigned Education sub: Health (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read second time and engrossed (House)
- 2026-02-12: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-10: Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Assigned sub: Health Professions (House)
- 2026-01-29: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1489) (House)
- 2026-01-23: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2026-01-23: Presented and ordered printed 26105576D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217419.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217418.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194302.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194301.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095535.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095534.PDF)

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- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217419.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217418.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194302.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194301.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095535.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1095534.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1489-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).