HB 365 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Emergency vehicles; exempt from certain traffic regulations.

Summary
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.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Feb 20, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 3 edits · Feb 19, 2026
MINOR
The bill was amended from its original introduced version to its engrossed version, primarily involving formatting and layout adjustments rather than substantive policy changes. The core content regarding emergency vehicle exemptions remains the same, with no changes to eligibility criteria, funding, or enforcement mechanisms.
TECHNICAL

The document was reformatted from a standard introduced bill layout to an engrossed version with additional spacing, page breaks, and formatting markers indicating legislative amendments were made on February 9, 2026.

Removed introductory text indicating the bill was 'Introduced' and prefiled on January 12, 2026, replacing it with 'Engrossed' status and updated patron information.

Added formatting elements including page numbers, amendment dates, and spacing to indicate the bill has progressed through the legislative process.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 10, 2026

How they voted

842
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 88
Feb 10, 2026
D Democratic53
50 Yea 2 Nay 1
94% Yea
R Republican35
34 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
4
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate committee offered
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 2-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Delegate McLaughlin Floor amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Amended
committee amendments rejected
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
Floor offered Delegate McLaughlin Amendments
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
House committee offered
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N 1-A)
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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