OFFERED FOR CONSIDERATION 3/09/2026
HOUSE BILL NO. 944
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor
on ________________)
(Patron Prior to Substitute—Delegate Clark)
A BILL to amend and reenact § 40.1-27.3 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 40.1 a section numbered 40.1-51.4:6 , relating to workplace violence policy required for certain employers; civil penalty.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 40.1-27.3 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 40.1 a section numbered 40.1-51.4:6 as follows:
§ 40.1-27.3 . Retaliatory action against employee prohibited.