Virginia Senate Bill 894
Session 2025
Personal injury or death by wrongful act; liability of employer to vulnerable victims.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 2, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
894
State
Virginia
Session
2025
Senate votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 8.01-42.6, relating to certain civil actions against employees; liability of employer to vulnerable victims.
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.
Chaptered
Governor Substitute Not Adopted
Governor's Recommendation
Enrolled
House Amendments
Courts of Justice Amendment
Senator Perry, Russet Substitute
Courts of Justice Substitute
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05/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0727)
05/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Approved by Governor-Chapter 727 (Effective 7/1/25)
04/02/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025
04/02/2025
Senate
Communicated to Governor
04/02/2025
Senate
Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (4-Y 36-N)
03/25/2025
Senate
Governor's substitute printed (SB894S3)
03/24/2025
Senate
Governor's substitute printed (SB894S3)
03/24/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's recommendation received by Senate
02/20/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
02/20/2025
Senate
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
02/20/2025
Senate
Signed by President
02/17/2025
Senate
Enrolled
02/17/2025
House
Signed by Speaker
02/17/2025
Senate
Enrolled
02/12/2025
Senate
House Amendments agreed to by Senate (30-Y 7-N)
02/10/2025
House
Passed House with amendments (57-Y 37-N 1-A)
02/10/2025
House
Engrossed by House as amended
02/10/2025
House
Courts of Justice Amendment agreed to
02/10/2025
House
Read third time
02/07/2025
House
Read second time
02/05/2025
House
Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment(s) (17-Y 4-N 1-A)
02/04/2025
House
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/04/2025
House
Read first time
02/04/2025
House
Placed on Calendar
01/27/2025
Senate
Passed Senate (25-Y 12-N 1-A)
01/27/2025
Senate
Reconsideration of Passage agreed to (38-Y 0-N)
01/27/2025
Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 13-N)
01/24/2025
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute
01/24/2025
Senate
Senator Perry, Russet Substitute agreed to
01/24/2025
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
01/24/2025
Senate
Floor substitute printed 25105995D-S2 (Perry)
01/24/2025
Senate
Committee substitute rejected
01/24/2025
Senate
Reconsideration of Committee substitute (37-Y 0-N)
01/24/2025
Senate
Passed by temporarily
01/23/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
01/22/2025
Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute-SB894S1
01/22/2025
Senate
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
01/22/2025
Senate
Reading of substitute waived
01/22/2025
Senate
Read second time
01/21/2025
Senate
Passed by for the day
01/21/2025
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
01/21/2025
Senate
Rules suspended
01/20/2025
Senate
Committee substitute printed 25105373D-S1
01/20/2025
Senate
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (13-Y 1-N 1-A)
01/04/2025
Senate
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/04/2025
Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100507D
Sources
VA Legislature
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Record Created
Jan 7, 2025 2:22:09 AM
Record Updated
Sep 1, 2025 1:27:08 PM