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VA SB 389

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

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did VA SB 389 pass?

The current status of VA SB 389 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-03-10): Left in Transportation

What is VA SB 389 about?

Motor vehicles; use of safety belt systems; certain emergency medical services personnel. Exempts from the requirements for the use of safety belt systems emergency medical services personnel while in the patient compartment of an emergency medical services vehicle providing necessary care, as defined in the bill, to a patient. The bill also provides that, for seats that are subject to such requirements for the use of safety belt systems, such personnel shall use safety belt systems while the vehicle is in motion and such personnel is not providing necessary care to a patient.

Who sponsors VA SB 389?

Emily M. Jordan is the primary sponsor of VA SB 389.

Description

Motor vehicles; use of safety belt systems; certain emergency medical services personnel. Exempts from the requirements for the use of safety belt systems emergency medical services personnel while in the patient compartment of an emergency medical services vehicle providing necessary care, as defined in the bill, to a patient. The bill also provides that, for seats that are subject to such requirements for the use of safety belt systems, such personnel shall use safety belt systems while the vehicle is in motion and such personnel is not providing necessary care to a patient.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-10 — Left in Transportation
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Emily M. Jordanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103175D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Transportation

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-21

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB389)

  4. 2026-01-22

    Reported from Transportation with amendment (15-Y 0-N)

    committee-passage

  5. 2026-01-22

    Senate committee offered

  6. 2026-01-26

    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)

  7. 2026-01-26

    Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

  8. 2026-01-26

    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  9. 2026-01-26

    Read first time

    reading-1

  10. 2026-01-26

    Passed by for the day

  11. 2026-01-26

    Passed by for the day

  12. 2026-01-27

    Read second time

    reading-2

  13. 2026-01-27

    Transportation Amendment agreed to

    amendment-passage

  14. 2026-01-27

    Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  15. 2026-01-28

    Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

    passage,reading-3

  16. 2026-01-29

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB389)

  17. 2026-02-04

    Placed on Calendar

  18. 2026-02-04

    Read first time

    reading-1

  19. 2026-02-04

    Referred to Committee on Transportation

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-02-20

    Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy

    referral-committee

  21. 2026-02-25

    Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 2-N)

  22. 2026-03-10

    Left in Transportation

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Reported from Transportation with amendment

    2026-01-22 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • 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
    • Michael J. Jones: yes

  • Constitutional reading dispensed R

    2026-01-26 · pass · 38-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
    • Lamont Bagby: yes
    • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
    • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
    • Luther Cifers, III: yes
    • Christie New Craig: yes
    • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
    • Bill DeSteph: yes
    • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
    • Tara A. Durant: not voting
    • Adam P. Ebbin: yes
    • Barbara A. Favola: yes
    • Timmy French: yes
    • T. Travis Hackworth: yes
    • Christopher T. Head: not voting
    • Michael J. Jones: yes
    • Emily M. Jordan: yes
    • Mamie E. Locke: yes
    • L. Louise Lucas: yes
    • David W. Marsden: yes
    • Ryan T. McDougle: yes
    • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
    • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
    • Mark D. Obenshain: yes
    • Mark J. Peake: yes
    • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
    • Russet Perry: yes
    • Todd E. Pillion: yes
    • Bryce E. Reeves: yes
    • Danica A. Roem: yes
    • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
    • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
    • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
    • William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
    • Richard H. Stuart: yes
    • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
    • David R. Suetterlein: yes
    • Scott A. Surovell: yes
    • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
    • Angelia Williams Graves: yes

  • Passage R

    2026-01-28 · pass · 40-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
    • Lamont Bagby: yes
    • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
    • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
    • Luther Cifers, III: yes
    • Christie New Craig: yes
    • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
    • Bill DeSteph: yes
    • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
    • Tara A. Durant: yes
    • Adam P. Ebbin: yes
    • Barbara A. Favola: yes
    • Timmy French: yes
    • T. Travis Hackworth: yes
    • Christopher T. Head: yes
    • Michael J. Jones: yes
    • Emily M. Jordan: yes
    • Mamie E. Locke: yes
    • L. Louise Lucas: yes
    • David W. Marsden: yes
    • Ryan T. McDougle: yes
    • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
    • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
    • Mark D. Obenshain: yes
    • Mark J. Peake: yes
    • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
    • Russet Perry: yes
    • Todd E. Pillion: yes
    • Bryce E. Reeves: yes
    • Danica A. Roem: yes
    • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
    • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
    • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
    • William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
    • Richard H. Stuart: yes
    • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
    • David R. Suetterlein: yes
    • Scott A. Surovell: yes
    • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
    • Angelia Williams Graves: yes

  • Subcommittee recommends laying on the table

    2026-02-25 · pass · 7-2

    Member-level votes (9)
    • David A. Reid: yes
    • Jeion A. Ward: yes
    • Delores L. McQuinn: yes
    • Bonita G. Anthony: yes
    • Joshua E. Thomas: yes
    • Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
    • Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
    • Jason S. Ballard: no
    • Eric Phillips: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB389

Attribution

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