Motor vehicles; use of safety belt systems, certain emergency medical services personnel exempted.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 46.2-1094 of the Code of Virginia, relating to motor vehicles; use of safety belt systems; certain persons exempt.” Read the full text
2026 session
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
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 8, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 93 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
14
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Delores L. McQuinn Jessica L. AndersonBonita G. AnthonyKaren R. "Kacey" CarnegieMitchell CornettKaren Keys-GamarraPaul E. KrizekMichelle Lopes MaldonadoEllen H. McLaughlinH. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.Rodney T. WillettLashrecse D. AirdLamont BagbySaddam Azlan Salim
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 39, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from Transportation (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 14, X 1
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 97, X 3
Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-22 · P · Y 21, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-21 · P · Y 9, X 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 93.