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VA HB230

Bill

Status

Enrolled

2/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Delores McQuinn

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • Defines "necessary care" as administration of CPR, artificial ventilation, medication, or treatment and reassessment of patients

  • Requires EMS personnel to wear seatbelts when the vehicle is in motion and they are not actively providing patient care

  • Makes a minor terminology change from "law-enforcement agency personnel" to "law-enforcement officers" for parking enforcement exemptions

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Transportation1/29/2026
Transportation: Highway Safety and Policy1/19/2026
Transportation1/8/2026

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