,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #c1        
#bjag,mr4 ,goodlatte 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,garrett1 ,mr4 ,griffith1 ,mr4          
,peterson1 and ,mr4 ,chabot7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide for a safe harbor   
for reports to potential employers by   
current or former employers of violent  
behavior or threats thereof by          
employees4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,see ,something1    
,say ,something ,about ,violent         
,behavior ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,safe     
harbor from liability for reports of    
violent behavior  7a7 ,safe harbor for  
employer reports of violent behavior or 
threatened violent behavior  7#a7 ,in   
general ,any employer who1 in good faith
 and based on objectively reasonable    
suspicion1 makes1 or causes to be made1 
a voluntary report about violent        
behavior1 or threatened violent         

behavior1 by an employee or former      
employee to a potential employer of that
 employee1 or to any authorized         
official1 shall be immune from civil    
liability under ,federal1 ,state1 and   
local law for such report4  7#b7 ,false 
reports ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply 
to any report if it is shown by clear   
and convincing evidence that the        
employer knew such report to be false or
 that such report was made with reckless
 disregard for the truth at the time    
that employer made such report4  7b7    
,safe harbor for response ,any potential
 employer who observes or receives a    
report from an employer acting pursuant 
to subsection 7a7 about violent         
behavior1 or threatened violent         
behavior1 of an employee or potential   
employee and takes reasonable action in 
good faith to respond to such activity  
shall be immune from civil liability    
under ,federal1 ,state1 and local law   
for such action4  7c7 ,immunity for     
response ,any authorized official who   

observes or receives a report of violent
 behavior1 or threatened violent        
behavior1 and takes reasonable action in
 good faith to respond to such activity 
shall have qualified immunity from civil
 liability for such action1 consistent  
with applicable law in the relevant     
jurisdiction4 ,an authorized official   
who is not entitled to assert the       
defense of qualified immunity shall     
nevertheless be immune from civil       
liability under ,federal1 ,state1 and   
local law if such authorized official   
takes reasonable action1 in good faith1 
to respond to the reported activity4    
7d7 ,savings clause ,nothing in this    
,act shall affect the ability of any    
employer or authorized official to      
assert any defense1 privilege1 or       
immunity that would otherwise be        
available under ,federal1 ,state1 or    
local law or regulations1 or common law1
 and this ,act shall not be construed as
 affecting any such defense1 privilege1 
or immunity4  7e7 ,rule of construction 

,nothing in this ,act shall be construed
 to create any duty of any employer to  
disclose violent behavior1 or threatened
 violent behavior1 or to preclude an    
employer from disclosing any such       
behavior1 or other behavior4  7f7       
,attorney fees and costs ,any employer  
or authorized official who is found to  
be immune from civil liability under    
this section shall be entitled to       
recover from the plaintiff all          
reasonable costs and attorney fees4  7g7
 ,definition ,in this section-- 7#a7 the
 term authorized official means--  7,a7 
any officer1 employee1 or agent of the  
,department of ,homeland ,security1 the 
,department of ,transportation1 or the  
,department of ,justice2 or  7,b7 any   
,federal1 ,state1 or local law          
enforcement officer2 and  7#b7 the term 
employer includes any individual agent  
or representative of that employer2 and 
7#c7 the term violent behavior1 or      
threatened violent behavior means       
battery1 assault1 threats of violence1  

physical fighting1 physical             
intimidation1 and other violent conduct1
 or a threat of such conduct1 that a    
reasonable person would consider to pose
 a threat of physical injury to any     
person4