Workplace violence is a serious and growing safety and health problem that has reached epidemic levels—it is now the third-leading cause of job deaths and responsible for more than 30,000 serious lost-time injuries each year.
Nurses, medical assistants, emergency responders and social workers suffer 72% of all workplace assaults. Women workers are at particular risk, suffering 2 out of every 3 serious workplace violence injuries. This legislation would create a workplace violence prevention standard to protect workers in health care and social services from injury and death. This bill passed the House on April 16, 2021.
Vote result: Passed
YEAs: 254
NAYs: 166
Legislator | State Sort descending | District | Party | Vote | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rep. Tony Gonzales | 23 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Veronica Escobar | 16 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Brian Babin | 36 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Louie Gohmert | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Jodey Arrington | 19 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Michael Cloud | 27 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Lloyd Doggett | 37 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Pete Sessions | 17 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Randy Weber | 14 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Sylvia Garcia | 29 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Colin Allred | 32 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Kevin Brady | 8 | Republican | Yes | ||
Rep. Chris Stewart | 2 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. John Curtis | 3 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Blake Moore | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Burgess Owens | 4 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Robert C. Scott | 3 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Morgan Griffith | 9 | Republican | Yes | ||
Rep. Donald Beyer | 8 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Elaine Luria | 2 | Democrat | Yes |