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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. The bill also immunizes a law-enforcement officer from civil liability for any acts or omissions that are not due to gross negligence or willful misconduct resulting from the rendering of such aid. 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.
Introduced
Jan 9, 2026
Last Action
Mar 12, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 3 co
Senate substitute agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Read third time
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB273)
Senate committee offered
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 4-N)
Committee substitute printed 26109443D-S1
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)
Read second time and engrossed
Read first time
Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 6-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB273)
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104658D
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Senate substitute agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Dan I. Helmer