Local government sporting events and sporting facilities; automated external defibrillators.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-1808.1, relating to local government sporting events and sporting facilities; automated external defibrillators.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Local government sporting events and sporting facilities; automated external defibrillators. Requires localities to ensure that operational automated external defibrillators are available at local government sporting events and sporting facilities. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2028.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Dec 30, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter 481 (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
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
William M. Stanley, Jr.
Recorded votes
Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 99
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 98, X 1
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 22
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns and rereferred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-20 · P · Y 21
Subcommittee recommends reporting and rereferred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 8
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 40
Reported from Local Government with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)Senate · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 14, A 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.
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