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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia HB 365

Emergency vehicles; exempt from certain traffic regulations.

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

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE

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.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 21, 2026, 12:17 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Feb 19, 2026
Senate		Passed by indefinitely in TransportationpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 10, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 3, 2026
House		Reported from Transportation with amendment(s)passSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 28, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)passSet your home in Virginia to see

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