VirginiaMotor vehicles; use of safety belt systems, certain emergency medical services personnel exempted.
What it does
Motor vehicles; use of safety belt systems; certain persons exempt. 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 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.
More detail
The bill also changes the existing exemption for law-enforcement agency personnel driving motor vehicles to enforce laws governing motor vehicle parking to an exemption for law-enforcement officers driving motor vehicles to enforce laws governing motor vehicle parking. This bill incorporates HB 233.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0093)Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 93 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Feb 27Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB230)
- Feb 26Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 26Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 26Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB230ER)Major
- Feb 26EnrolledMinor
- Feb 24Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 24Read third timeMinor
- Feb 23Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 23Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 23Rules suspended
- Feb 19Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Transportation. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3Fiscal Impact statement From DPB (2/3/2026 4:47 pm)
- Jan 29Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Jan 29Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 28Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 27Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 27committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Jan 27Read second timeMinor
- Jan 26Read first timeMinor
- Jan 22Committee substitute printed 26105957D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Transportation with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 21Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB230)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)Major
- Jan 21House subcommittee offered
- Jan 19Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and PolicyMinor
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104267DIntroduced