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VA HB 233

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Motor vehicles; use of safety belt systems, exempts certain emergency medical services personnel.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did VA HB 233 pass?

The current status of VA HB 233 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Committee Transportation

What is VA HB 233 about?

Motor vehicles; use of safety belt systems; certain emergency medical services personnel. Exempts from requirements for the use of safety belt systems emergency medical services personnel performing patient care while transporting persons inside the patient compartment of an emergency medical services vehicle where the wearing of such safety belt systems is impractical. This bill was incorporated into HB 230.

Who sponsors VA HB 233?

H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. is the primary sponsor of VA HB 233.

Description

Motor vehicles; use of safety belt systems; certain emergency medical services personnel. Exempts from requirements for the use of safety belt systems emergency medical services personnel performing patient care while transporting persons inside the patient compartment of an emergency medical services vehicle where the wearing of such safety belt systems is impractical. This bill was incorporated into HB 230.

Introduced
2026-01-08
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Transportation
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.primary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-08

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102495D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-08

    Referred to Committee on Transportation

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-19

    Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-21

    Subcommittee recommends incorporating (Voice Vote)

  5. 2026-01-21

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB233)

  6. 2026-02-18

    Left in Committee Transportation

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Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB233

Attribution

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