Emergency and temporary detention transportation; alternative transportation providers, etc.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 16.1-340.2 and §§ 37.2-808 and 37.2-810, as they are currently effective and as they shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to emergency and temporary detention transportation.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Emergency and temporary detention transportation. Clarifies that the term "law-enforcement officer" as used in relevant law relating to emergency and involuntary civil transportation includes retired law-enforcement officers, defined in the bill, for the purposes of laws related to emergency custody and involuntary temporary detention. The bill also permits an alternative transportation provider to provide transportation of a person in the temporary detention process in a safe manner if th
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Dec 19, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter 878 (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
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
L. Louise LucasEmily M. Jordan
Recorded votes
House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 40
Passed House with substitute (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 98, X 1
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 21, X 1
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-26 · P · Y 38, X 2
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-01-23 · P · Y 15
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 878.