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type: "Bill"
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title: "Military Affairs, Dept. of, emergency vehicles; equipped with flashing red and white warning lights."
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description: "Flashing red and white warning lights; emergency vehicle exemptions; Department of Military Affairs emergency vehicles. Authorizes Department of Military Affairs emergency vehicles to (i) be equipped with flashing, blinking, or alternating red or red and white combination warning lights and (ii) disregard certain regulations regarding the operation of vehicles without being subject to criminal prosecution while responding to an emergency. This bill is identical to SB 573."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 351"
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citation: "Virginia HB 351 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Michael B. Feggans"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-12"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aab26702-5494-4315-9bc0-3be29bafaa3e"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB351"
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source_hash: "5c4093e41c1bbaacaf522d3d9cc3334e55ffbaff5c46dbb90f58d8f6bd1ae78f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 351 (2026) — Military Affairs, Dept. of, emergency vehicles; equipped with flashing red and white warning lights.
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Flashing red and white warning lights; emergency vehicle exemptions; Department of Military Affairs emergency vehicles. Authorizes Department of Military Affairs emergency vehicles to (i) be equipped with flashing, blinking, or alternating red or red and white combination warning lights and (ii) disregard certain regulations regarding the operation of vehicles without being subject to criminal prosecution while responding to an emergency. This bill is identical to SB 573.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1083971.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216387.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179622.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Transportation — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Transportation — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Michael B. Feggans — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101470D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-12** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-15** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB351)
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- **2026-01-19** Assigned HTRAN sub: Highway Safety and Policy `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-21** Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-01-22** Reported from Transportation (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-26** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-27** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-28** Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-01-29** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-01-29** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19** Reported from Transportation (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-23** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-23** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-23** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-24** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-24** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-02-26** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB351ER) `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-02-26** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB351)
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 118 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0118)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aab26702-5494-4315-9bc0-3be29bafaa3e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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