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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia HB 273

Law-enforcement officers; duty to render aid upon danger to life or limb, civil immunity.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Cosponsors (3)

Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED

Law-enforcement officers; duty to render aid upon danger to life or limb; civil immunity. Provides that a law-enforcement officer, while engaged in the performance of his duties, has a duty to render aid to any person that he observes suffering from a serious bodily injury or life-threatening condition, as circumstances objectively permit and provided that such aid may be rendered without endangering the law-enforcement officer, the person, or others. The bill also immunizes a law-enforcement officer from civil liability for any personal injury or wrongful death resulting from such rendering or withholding of such aid absent gross negligence or willful misconduct. The bill directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services to adopt regulations to provide law-enforcement officers with basic medical training, including emergency first aid training.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 12, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 11, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 10, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)passSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 9, 2026
Senate		Reported from Courts of Justice with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 3, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 28, 2026
House		Reported from Courts of JusticepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 26, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reportingpassSet your home in Virginia to see

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