SB 156 VA

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Introduced

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.

• Ryan T. McDougle Republican · primary

1. Jan 7, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102741D · upper
2. Jan 7, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
3. Jan 15, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB156) · upper
4. Jan 15, 2026 Rereferred from Transportation to Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) · upper
5. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Health Professions · upper
6. Jan 23, 2026 Senate subcommittee offered · upper
7. Jan 29, 2026 Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (10-Y 5-N) · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Education and Health Substitute · PDF
• Education and Health Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML