VirginiaMotor vehicles; use of safety belt systems, exempts certain emergency medical services personnel.
What it does
Motor vehicles; use of safety belt systems; certain emergency medical services personnel. Exempts from the requirements for the use of safety belt systems emergency medical services personnel while in the patient compartment of an emergency medical services vehicle providing necessary care, as defined in the bill, to a patient. The bill also provides that, for seats that are subject to such requirements for the use of safety belt systems, such personnel shall use safety belt systems while the vehicle is in motion and such personnel is not providing necessary care to a patient.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 10Left in TransportationLatest
- Feb 25Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 2-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends laying on the table. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and PolicyMinor
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Feb 4Read first timeMinor
- Feb 4Placed on Calendar
- Jan 29Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB389)
- Jan 28Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Jan 27Transportation Amendment agreed toMajor
- Jan 27Read second timeMinor
- Jan 26Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 26Passed by for the day
- Jan 26Read first timeMinor
- Jan 26Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 26Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Jan 26Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 22Senate committee offered
- Vote recorded Reported from Transportation with amendment. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 22Reported from Transportation with amendment (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 21Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB389)
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103175DIntroduced