Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
This bill requires health care and social service employers to develop and implement workplace violence prevention plans for their employees. The plans must include risk assessments, hazard prevention measures, incident reporting procedures, and annual evaluations. Employers must provide specific training to employees, maintain incident records for 5 years, and protect employees from retaliation for reporting violence. The bill applies to hospitals, residential treatment facilities, clinics, and other covered facilities that provide health care or social services. It establishes specific definitions for types of workplace violence and requires employers to follow detailed safety protocols.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
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Introduced Apr 1, 2025
Last action Apr 1, 2025
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Committee
1
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 32 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Tammy Baldwin
DDemocratic
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Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
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Andy Kim
DDemocratic
Co
Angela D. Alsobrooks
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
Co
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
Co
Brian Schatz
DDemocratic
Co
Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
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