HB 273 VA
Law-enforcement officers; duty to render aid upon danger to life or limb, civil immunity.
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Summary
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 and provided that such aid may be rendered without endangering the law-enforcement officer, the person, or others. The bill also immunizes a law-enforcement officer from civil liability for any personal injury or wrongful death resulting from such rendering or withholding of such aid absent gross negligence or willful misconduct. 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.
Sponsor (1)
- Dan I. Helmer Democratic · primary
3 coauthors / cosponsors
- Katrina Callsen Democratic · cosponsor
- Phil M. Hernandez Democratic · cosponsor
- Patrick A. Hope Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (32)
- Jan 9, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104658D · lower
- Jan 9, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
- Jan 22, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil · lower
- Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB273) · lower
- Jan 26, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N) · lower
- Jan 28, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 6-N) · lower
- Jan 30, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 2, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
- Feb 3, 2026 Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
- Feb 4, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
- Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
- Mar 9, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
- Mar 9, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 4-N) · upper
- Mar 9, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109443D-S1 · upper
- Mar 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB273) · lower
- Mar 10, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
- Mar 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
- Mar 10, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
- Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · upper
- Mar 11, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to · upper
- Mar 11, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
- Mar 11, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
- Mar 12, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
- Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
- Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB273ER) · lower
- Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
- Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
- Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
- Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
- Apr 1, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB273) · lower
- Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 583 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
- Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0583) · executive
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