2026 Regular Session
HB4198
Workplace violence; creating the Protection from Workplace Violence Act; authorizing certain persons to seek protective order relief; codification; effective date.
Legislative progress
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Partner positions
Likes
No public reasoning provided.
Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 19, 2026 · House
House: Civil Judiciary Committee: DO PASS
Passed
8 yea–0 nay
March 3, 2026 · House
House: Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee: DO PASS
Passed
13 yea–0 nay
March 12, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
80 yea–12 nay · 7 absent
Committee referrals
April 1, 2026 · Senate
Judiciary
February 3, 2026 · House
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
February 3, 2026 · House
Civil Judiciary
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Dollens
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Senate Second Reading referred to Judiciary
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Senate First Reading
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House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for engrossment
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 12 View roll call
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) West (Tammy)
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House General Order
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Deck
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House CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee View roll call
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House Authored by Senator Gollihare (principal Senate author)
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House Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary View roll call
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House Referred to Civil Judiciary
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House Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
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House Authored by Representative Schreiber
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House First Reading