# Virginia HB1919: Workplace violence policy; required for certain employers, civil penalty. Virginia HB1919, Workplace violence policy; required for certain employers, civil penalty., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jeion A. Ward (Democratic); status to governor, last action 2025-04-02 (House sustained Governor's veto) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1919-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB1919 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Workplace violence policy; required for certain employers, civil penalty. - Status: to governor - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-06 - Last action: 2025-04-02, House sustained Governor's veto - Sponsor: Jeion A. Ward (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (158 yes, 135 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary 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 July 1, 2026. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jeion A. Ward (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-20 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House | pass | 51 | 45 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute with amendment | pass | 20 | 19 | | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 9 | 6 | | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 10 | 4 | | | 2025-02-03 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 51 | 48 | | | 2025-01-28 | House | Reported from Labor and Commerce | pass | 12 | 10 | | | 2025-01-23 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 5 | 3 | 1 | ## Actions (34) - 2025-04-02: House sustained Governor's veto (House) - 2025-03-24: Vetoed by Governor (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1919) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-20: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (20-Y 19-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senator McPike, Jeremy S. Amendment agreed to (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate substitute agreed to by House (51-Y 45-N) (House) - 2025-02-20: Engrossed By Senate - Committee Substitute as amended (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Reading of amendment waived (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Reading of substitute waived (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1919) (House) - 2025-02-19: Read second time (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Read second time (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Committee substitute printed 25107738D-S1 (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1919) (House) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N) (House) - 2025-01-31: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2025-01-30: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-28: Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N) (House) - 2025-01-23: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (House) - 2025-01-14: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2 (House) - 2025-01-06: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce (House) - 2025-01-06: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25100038D (House) ## Bill text - Veto Explanation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072868.HTML) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067003.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067002.PDF) - Amendment, 2025-02-20: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1064481.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1064845.HTML) - Substitute, 2025-02-18: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059507.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059506.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014037.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014036.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor) ## Sources - [Veto Explanation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072868.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067003.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067002.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1064481.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1064845.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059507.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059506.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014037.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1014036.PDF) ## Related - [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025) - [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025) - [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025) - [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025) - [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025) - [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1919-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).