Virginia - Session 2026
Title: Emergency vehicles; exempt from certain traffic regulations.
Emergency vehicles; exempt from certain traffic regulations. Authorizes a law-enforcement vehicle, defined in current law, operated by or under the direction of a federal, state, or local law-enforcement officer to disregard parking and stopping provisions and expands the situations in which such vehicles may disregard speed limits to include when establishing evidence of other violations of law and when responding to an emergency in which emergency lights and siren may pose a safety risk.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0000-00-00 | Status | failed |
| 2026-01-12 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-20 | Latest Action | S Senate committee offered |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1220 | Photo speed monitoring devices; placement and operation. | enrolled |
| HB 108 | Honor Guard Grant Program; Department of Veterans Services to establish. | enrolled |
| SB 497 | Transmission lines, certain; Department of Transportation to identify opportunities for siting. | enrolled |
| SB 643 | Firearm, certain; possession, transportation, or purchase by certain persons, penalty. | enrolled |
| HB 110 | Handguns in unattended motor vehicle; definitions, penalty. | enrolled |
| SB 783 | Law-enforcement agencies; agreements with federal authority for immigration enforcement. | enrolled |
| SB 59 | Photo speed monitoring devices; photo-monitoring systems for traffic signals, proof of violation. | enrolled |
| HB 19 | Firearms; purchase, etc., after assault & battery of family or household member or intimate partner. | enrolled |