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VA HB230
Bill
Status
2/26/2026
Primary Sponsor
Delores McQuinn
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AI Summary
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Exempts emergency medical services personnel from Virginia's mandatory seatbelt requirement while in the patient compartment of an EMS vehicle providing necessary care to a patient
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Defines "necessary care" as administration of CPR, artificial ventilation, medication, or treatment and reassessment of patients
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Requires EMS personnel to wear seatbelts when the vehicle is in motion and they are not actively providing patient care
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Makes a minor terminology change from "law-enforcement agency personnel" to "law-enforcement officers" for parking enforcement exemptions
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Amends § 46.2-1094 of the Code of Virginia by adding a new exemption category (subdivision 9) to the existing list of seatbelt requirement exemptions
Legislative Description
Motor vehicles; use of safety belt systems, certain emergency medical services personnel exempted.
Last Action
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
3/10/2026