HB230
Motor vehicles; use of safety belt systems, certain emergency medical services personnel exempted.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Feb. 3, 2026
House: Fiscal Impact statement From DPB (2/3/2026 4:47 pm)
Chief Patron:
Delores McQuinn (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Motor vehicles; use of safety belt systems; certain emergency medical services personnel.
Exempts from the requirements for the use of safety belt systems emergency medical services personnel while in the patient compartment of an emergency medical services vehicle providing necessary care, as defined in the bill, to a patient. The bill also provides that, for seats that are subject to such requirements ... (More) for the use of safety belt systems, such personnel shall use safety belt systems while the vehicle is in motion and such personnel is not providing necessary care to a patient. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/08/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104267D
- 01/08/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/19/2026 - House: Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy
- 01/20/2026 - House: Placed on Transportation Agenda
- 01/21/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/21/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB230)
- 01/21/2026 - House: Placed on Transportation Agenda
- 01/22/2026 - House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26105957D-H1
- 01/26/2026 - House: Read first time
- 01/27/2026 - House: Read second time
- 01/27/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 01/27/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 01/28/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/03/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact statement From DPB (2/3/2026 4:47 pm)
