HB365Introduced in the House of Delegates
Emergency vehicles; exempt from certain traffic regulations.
Introduced by Ellen McLaughlin, District 36
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Emergency vehicles; exempt from certain traffic regulations. Authorizes a law-enforcement vehicle, defined in current law, operated by or under the direction of a state or local law-enforcement officer to disregard parking and stopping provisions. The bill 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 and removes such authorization for disregarding speed limits in certain situations provided under existing law for law-enforcement vehicles operated by or under the direction of a federal law-enforcement officer.
Where it stands
Senate committee offered
February 20, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Passed by indefinitely in Transportation (8-Y 7-N) · February 19, 2026
8
Yes
7
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
15 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | Yes |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | No |
| Tammy Brankley Mulchi | 9 | No |
| Luther Cifers | 10 | No |
| Glen Sturtevant | 12 | No |
| Lashrecse Aird | 13 | Yes |
| Lamont Bagby | 14 | Yes |
| Bill DeSteph | 20 | No |
| Danny Diggs | 24 | No |
Bill history
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104017D
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N 1-A)
House committee offered
Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
Read first time
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
Passed by for the day
Floor offered Delegate McLaughlin Amendments
Read second time
committee amendments rejected
Delegate McLaughlin Floor amendments agreed to
Engrossed by House as amended
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 2-N 0-A)
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB365)
Passed by indefinitely in Transportation (8-Y 7-N)
Senate committee offered
Verify the information
- Official page on the Virginia Legislature website
- Highway Safety and Policy Subcommittee Amendment (amendment)
- Transportation Amendment (amendment)
- Transportation Amendment (amendment)
- Transportation Amendment (amendment)
- Delegate McLaughlin Amendments (amendment)
- Transportation Amendment (amendment)
- Fiscal Note/Analysis (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
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