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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1489: Hospitals; reports of threats or acts of violence against health care providers.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1489 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Hospitals; reports of threats or acts of violence against health care providers. Primary sponsor: Kathy Tran (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 6, 2026): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0320).

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kathy TranPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Destiny LeVere BollingCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Nicole ColeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Karen Keys-GamarraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Virgil ThorntonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0320)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 320 (effective 7/1/2026)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
  5. Signed by President
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1489)
  8. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1489ER)
  9. Enrolled
  10. Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
  11. Read third time
  12. Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

Showing 12 most recent of 29 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source