# Virginia SB156: Emergency medical services personnel; requirements for personnel without commercial driver's license.

Virginia SB156, Emergency medical services personnel; requirements for personnel without commercial driver's license., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Ryan T. McDougle (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-01-29 (Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (10-Y 5-N)) (as of 2026-11-06).

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- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB156
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Emergency medical services personnel; requirements for personnel without commercial driver's license.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Last action: 2026-01-29, Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (10-Y 5-N)
- Sponsor: Ryan T. McDougle (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health Professions
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (24 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Emergency medical services personnel; requirements for personnel without commercial driver's license. Requires the Board of Health to include in regulations pertaining to emergency medical services personnel the requirement that any emergency medical services personnel who administer patient care or who operate emergency medical services vehicles without a commercial driver's license comply with the provisions of federal law prohibiting the use of controlled substances by commercial driver's license holders. The bill also requires the State Health Commissioner, when issuing a license or permit to an emergency medical services agency, to require that any personnel of such agency who administer patient care or who operate emergency medical services vehicles without a commercial driver's license comply with the provisions of federal law prohibiting the use of controlled substances by commercial driver's license holders.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ryan T. McDougle (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health | pass | 10 | 5 |   |
| 2026-01-15 | Senate | Rereferred from Transportation to Education and Health | pass | 14 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-01-29: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (10-Y 5-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB156) (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Rereferred from Transportation to Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102741D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2026-01-23: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094815.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094814.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083747.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083746.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB128: Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty. (signed)
- HB1444: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)

## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094815.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094814.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083747.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083746.PDF)

## Related
- [HB20: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB20-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB128: Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB128-2026)
- [HB1444: Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1444-2026)
- [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-SB156-2026 (as of 2026-11-06).