VA SB 156

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Emergency medical services personnel; requirements for personnel without commercial driver's license.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did VA SB 156 pass?

The current status of VA SB 156 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-01-29): Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (10-Y 5-N)

What is VA SB 156 about?

Emergency medical services personnel; requirements for personnel without commercial driver's license. Requires the Board of Health to include in regulations pertaining to emergency medical services personnel the requirement that any emergency medical services personnel who administer patient care or who operate emergency medical services vehicles without a commercial driver's license comply with the provisions of federal law prohibiting the use of controlled substances by commercial driver's license holders. The bill also requires the State Health Commissioner, when issuing a license or permit to an emergency medical services agency, to require that any personnel of such agency who administer patient care or who operate emergency medical services vehicles without a commercial driver's license comply with the provisions of federal law prohibiting the use of controlled substances by commercial driver's license holders.

Who sponsors VA SB 156?

Ryan T. McDougle is the primary sponsor of VA SB 156.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-07
Latest action: 2026-01-29 — Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (10-Y 5-N)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-07
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102741D
filing,introduction
2026-01-07
Referred to Committee on Transportation
referral-committee
2026-01-15
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB156)
2026-01-15
Rereferred from Transportation to Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
referral-committee
2026-01-23
Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
referral-committee
2026-01-23
Senate subcommittee offered
2026-01-29
Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (10-Y 5-N)
deferral

Versions

IntroducedCompare
Education and Health SubstituteCompare
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Documents

Votes

Rereferred from Transportation
2026-01-15 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health
2026-01-29 · pass · 10-5
Member-level votes (15)
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: no
- Mark J. Peake: no
- Todd E. Pillion: no
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Lamont Bagby: yes
- Christopher T. Head: no
- Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
- Tara A. Durant: no
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Christie New Craig: yes
- Russet Perry: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB156

Attribution

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