Virginia House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.
Status: enacted. Latest action: April 6, 2026.
Motor vehicles; use of safety belt systems, certain emergency medical services personnel exempted.
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.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-06 | Status | enacted |
| 2026-04-06 | Latest Action | Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0093) |