2SHB 1162: Concerning workplace violence in health care settings.
Signed into law: Chapter 303, Laws of 2025
- Sponsor
- Leavitt
- Introduced
- January 13, 2025
- Status
- C 303 L 25
- Last action
- Effective date 1/1/2026. (May 17, 2025)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Requires health care settings to conduct timely investigations of workplace violence incidents. Requires health care settings to annually update workplace violence prevention plans based on investigation findings, an analysis of systemic and common causes of workplace violence incidents, and other factors.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 5, 202597 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
- House: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 22, 202596 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 16, 202549 yea · 0 nay
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