VA SB 663
deadEmergency vehicles; exempt from certain traffic regulations.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did VA SB 663 pass?
No. VA SB 663 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-02-04). Latest recorded action (2026-02-04): Read third time and defeated by Senate (16-Y 24-N 0-A)
What is VA SB 663 about?
Emergency vehicles; exempt from certain traffic regulations. Authorizes a law-enforcement vehicle, defined in current law, operated by or under the direction of a federal, state, or local law-enforcement officer to disregard parking and stopping provisions and 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.
Who sponsors VA SB 663?
J.D. "Danny" Diggs is the primary sponsor of VA SB 663.
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 federal, state, or local law-enforcement officer to disregard parking and stopping provisions and 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.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-14
- Latest action
- 2026-02-04 — Read third time and defeated by Senate (16-Y 24-N 0-A)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- J.D. "Danny" Diggsprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-14
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104018D
filing,introduction
2026-01-14
Referred to Committee on Transportation
referral-committee
2026-01-27
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB663)
2026-01-29
Reported from Transportation (9-Y 5-N 1-A)
committee-passage
2026-02-02
Rules suspended
2026-02-02
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-02
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-02-02
Passed by for the day
2026-02-03
Read second time
reading-2
2026-02-03
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
2026-02-04
Read third time and defeated by Senate (16-Y 24-N 0-A)
failure,reading-3
Versions
Documents
Votes
Reported from Transportation
2026-01-29 · pass · 9-5
Member-level votes (15)
- Lamont Bagby: no
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Bill DeSteph: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: no
- Jennifer B. Boysko: abstain
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- Lashrecse D. Aird: no
- Danica A. Roem: no
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: no
- Luther Cifers, III: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
Constitutional reading dispensed R
2026-02-02 · 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
Passage R
2026-02-04 · fail · 16-24
Member-level votes (40)
- Lashrecse D. Aird: no
- Lamont Bagby: no
- Jennifer B. Boysko: no
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: no
- 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: no
- Barbara A. Favola: no
- Timmy French: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: yes
- Christopher T. Head: yes
- Michael J. Jones: no
- Emily M. Jordan: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: no
- L. Louise Lucas: no
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: no
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Mark D. Obenshain: no
- Mark J. Peake: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: no
- Russet Perry: no
- Todd E. Pillion: no
- Bryce E. Reeves: no
- Danica A. Roem: no
- Aaron R. Rouse: no
- Saddam Azlan Salim: no
- Kannan Srinivasan: no
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: no
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: no
- Scott A. Surovell: no
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: no
- Angelia Williams Graves: no
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