# Virginia HB365: Emergency vehicles; exempt from certain traffic regulations.

Virginia HB365, Emergency vehicles; exempt from certain traffic regulations., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ellen H. McLaughlin (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-20 (Senate committee offered) (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB365-2026
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB365
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Emergency vehicles; exempt from certain traffic regulations.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-02-20, Senate committee offered
- Sponsor: Ellen H. McLaughlin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Transportation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (132 yes, 9 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## 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 overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ellen H. McLaughlin (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Transportation | pass | 8 | 7 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 96 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 7 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-02-20: Senate committee offered (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Passed by indefinitely in Transportation (8-Y 7-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB365) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 2-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-09: Engrossed by House as amended (House)
- 2026-02-09: Delegate McLaughlin Floor amendments agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-09: committee amendments rejected (House)
- 2026-02-09: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-09: Floor Offered (House)
- 2026-02-06: Passed by for the day (House)
- 2026-02-06: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-05: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-03: House committee offered (House)
- 2026-02-03: Reported from Transportation with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-28: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-01-28: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N 1-A) (House)
- 2026-01-19: Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy (House)
- 2026-01-12: Referred to Committee on Transportation (House)
- 2026-01-12: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104017D (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment, 2026-02-20: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171452.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-02-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134164.HTML)
- Engrossed, 2026-02-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1113412.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1113411.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108356.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108813.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-01-28: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100266.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100512.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084046.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084045.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed)
- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB329: Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant/Manufactured Home Lot Rental Acts; retaliatory conduct prohibited. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)

## Sources
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171452.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134164.HTML)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1113412.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1113411.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108356.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1108813.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100266.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100512.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084046.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084045.PDF)

## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB329: Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant/Manufactured Home Lot Rental Acts; retaliator…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB329-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB365-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).