# Vermont H.259: An act relating to preventing workplace violence in hospitals

Vermont H.259, An act relating to preventing workplace violence in hospitals, is a 2025-2026 Session House bill sponsored by Rep. Mari Cordes; status signed, last action 2025-04-30 (House message: Governor approved bill on April 29, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Vermont H.259
- State: Vermont
- Session: 2025-2026 Session
- Title: An act relating to preventing workplace violence in hospitals
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-04-30, House message: Governor approved bill on April 29, 2025
- Sponsor: Rep. Mari Cordes
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New safety protections for hospital workers: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, licensed Vermont hospitals must carry out written plans to prevent workplace violence and manage aggressive behavior. Risk reviews must cover emergency departments and all patient care areas, considering patient volume, local crime, and available police. Planning teams must…
- Protected violence reporting for hospital workers: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, licensed Vermont hospitals must document, track, and review workplace violence incidents. They must count reported incidents and incidents reported to law enforcement, using the data to improve safety and training. All employees must learn how to report to the hospital, secu…
- Hospital security costs face new rules: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, hospitals must report security-plan costs to the Green Mountain Care Board in yearly budget filings. Reported costs must include staff, program operations, and any capital investments, such as building upgrades. Hospitals are not required to make capital investments, and nec…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Rep.  Mari Cordes

## Bill text

- As Enacted (ACT 9)Opens in a new window, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT009/ACT009%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
- As Passed by Both Chambers, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0259/H-0259 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf)
- As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial), 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0259/H-0259 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf)
- As Passed by the House, 2025-03-20: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0259/H-0259 As passed by the House Official.pdf)
- As Passed by the House (Unofficial), 2025-03-20: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0259/H-0259 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf)
- As Introduced, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0259/H-0259 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related bills

- H.293: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the Department of Health’s reporting and programming requirements (signed)
- H.211: An act relating to data brokers and personal information (signed)
- S.313: An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system (signed)
- S.323: An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects (signed)
- S.326: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles (signed)
- S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities (signed)

## Sources
- [As Enacted (ACT 9)Opens in a new window (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/ACTS/ACT009/ACT009%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
- [As Passed by Both Chambers (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0259/H-0259 As Passed by Both House and Senate Official.pdf)
- [As Passed by Both Chambers (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0259/H-0259 As Passed by Both House and Senate Unofficial.pdf)
- [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0259/H-0259 As passed by the House Official.pdf)
- [As Passed by the House (Unofficial) (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0259/H-0259 As Passed by the House Unofficial.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2026/Docs/BILLS/H-0259/H-0259 As Introduced.pdf)

## Related
- [H.293: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to the Department of Health’s repor…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H293-2026)
- [H.211: An act relating to data brokers and personal information](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H211-2026)
- [S.313: An act relating to transforming Vermont’s career technical education system](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S313-2026)
- [S.323: An act relating to miscellaneous agricultural subjects](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S323-2026)
- [S.326: An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to laws relating to motor vehicles](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S326-2026)
- [S.328: An act relating to housing and common interest communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-S328-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VT-H259-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).