HB1919
Workplace violence policy; required for certain employers, civil penalty.
Status:
Vetoed
Latest Action:
April 2, 2025
House: House sustained Governor's veto
Chief Patron:
Jeion Ward (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. 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, 2026. 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 ... (More) 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. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25100038D
- 01/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/14/2025 - House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/22/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/23/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 01/24/2025 - House: Placed on Labor and Commerce Agenda
- 01/28/2025 - House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Read first time
- 01/31/2025 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 48-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/04/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1919)
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25107738D-S1
- 02/19/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1919)
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/19/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Senator McPike, Jeremy S. Amendment agreed to
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Engrossed By Senate - Committee Substitute as amended
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute with amendment (20-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/20/2025 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (51-Y 45-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1919ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1919)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - House: Governor's Veto Received by House
- 03/24/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 04/02/2025 - House: House sustained Governor's veto
