2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1730: Personal injury or death by wrongful act; liability of employer to vulnerable victims.

Legislative Summary

Civil actions; liability of employer for personal injury or death by wrongful act. Provides that in an action for personal injury or death by wrongful act brought by a vulnerable victim, defined in the bill, against an employee, a finding that the employee's employer is vicariously liable for such employee's conduct shall be based on several factors, including the likelihood of the employee coming into contact with such vulnerable victim and the employer's failure to exercise reasonable care over the employee.

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Bill History

1/4/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100275D
House of Delegates
1/4/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
House of Delegates
1/10/2025
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
House of Delegates
1/13/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 4-N 1-A)
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Committee substitute printed 25106053D-H1
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Read third time and passed House (60-Y 38-N 1-A)
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Senate
2/10/2025
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/11/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/11/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/11/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/12/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/12/2025
Reading of amendment waived
Senate
2/12/2025
Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to
Senate
2/12/2025
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed Senate with amendment (32-Y 5-N)
Senate
2/12/2025
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed Senate with amendment (33-Y 6-N)
Senate
2/14/2025
Senate Amendment agreed to by House (Y-51 N-43 A-1)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1730ER)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/22/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/3/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Governor's recommendation received by House
3/24/2025
Governor's substitute printed (HB1730H2)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
House rejected Governor's recommendation (31-Y 63-N 1-A)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (54-Y 41-N 1-A)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Communicated to Governor
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
5/2/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 726 (Effective 7/1/25)
5/2/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0726)

Amendments

Senate Amendment

Senate Amendment

Not Adopted

Courts of Justice Amendment

Courts of Justice Amendment

Not Adopted

Courts of Justice Amendment

Courts of Justice Amendment

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House rejected Governor's recommendation (31-Y 63-N 1-A)
4/2/2025
31
Yea
63
Nay
1
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: FAILED
Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (54-Y 41-N 1-A)
4/2/2025
54
Yea
41
Nay
1
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate substitute agreed to by House (Y-51 N-43 A-1)
2/14/2025
51
Yea
43
Nay
1
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2/12/2025
39
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with amendment (33-Y 6-N)
2/12/2025
33
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with amendment (32-Y 5-N)
2/12/2025
32
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/11/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
2/10/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (60-Y 38-N 1-A)
2/4/2025
60
Yea
38
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (17-Y 4-N 1-A)
1/29/2025
17
Yea
4
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
1/27/2025
5
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
1/13/2025
7
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/2/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text5/2/20255.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/25/20256.7 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/19/20255.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/27/20257.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/4/20255.8 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20250.3 KB