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PA HB926
Providing for violence prevention committees in health facilities, for duties of committees, for workplace violence reporting requirements and for powers and duties of the Department of Labor and Industry; and imposing fines and administrative penalties.
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Introduced
03/17/2025
03/17/2025
In Committee
05/22/2025
05/22/2025
Crossed Over
05/06/2025
05/06/2025
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Providing for violence prevention committees in health facilities, for duties of committees, for workplace violence reporting requirements and for powers and duties of the Department of Labor and Industry; and imposing fines and administrative penalties.
AI Summary
This bill establishes the Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act, which requires all health facilities (including hospitals, nursing homes, and psychiatric facilities) to create a violence prevention committee composed of an equal number of management and non-management employees. The committee must conduct annual risk assessments to identify potential workplace violence factors, develop a written prevention program, and establish a reporting system for violent incidents. Employees are protected from retaliation when reporting workplace violence, and facilities must provide training, maintain incident records, and offer post-incident medical and mental health services to affected employees. The Department of Labor and Industry is empowered to investigate complaints, conduct inspections, and impose administrative fines ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 for violations. The bill also mandates that health facilities post signs at public entrances warning that assaulting an employee is a felony and requires facilities to provide paid time for committee participation. The act does not supersede existing collective bargaining agreements that offer greater protections and will take effect 180 days after passage, giving health facilities time to implement the required changes.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment
Sponsors (46)
Leanne Krueger (D)*,
Lisa Borowski (D),
Heather Boyd (D),
Missy Cerrato (D),
Joe Ciresi (D),
Gina Curry (D),
Mary Jo Daley (D),
Tina Davis (D),
Dan Deasy (D),
Kyle Donahue (D),
Sean Dougherty (D),
Elizabeth Fiedler (D),
José Giral (D),
Liz Hanbidge (D),
Keith Harris (D),
Carol Hill-Evans (D),
Joe Hohenstein (D),
Mary Isaacson (D),
Malcolm Kenyatta (D),
Tarik Khan (D),
Bridget Kosierowski (D),
Maureen Madden (D),
Dave Madsen (D),
Steve Malagari (D),
La'Tasha Mayes (D),
Jeanne McNeill (D),
Tom Mehaffie (R),
Kyle Mullins (D),
Ed Neilson (D),
Jenn O'Mara (D),
Jason Ortitay (R),
Danielle Otten (D),
Darisha Parker (D),
Chris Pielli (D),
Tarah Probst (D),
Nikki Rivera (D),
Jacklyn Rusnock (D),
Ben Sanchez (D),
Christina Sappey (D),
Mike Schlossberg (D),
Izzy Smith-Wade-El (D),
Arvind Venkat (D),
Perry Warren (D),
Ben Waxman (D),
Joe Webster (D),
Dan Williams (D),
Last Action
Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY (on 05/22/2025)
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