Emergency medical services; facilitates development of quality of care initiative within system. Amending §§ 8.01-581.13, 8.01-581.16, 8.01-581.17, 8.01-581.19, 32.1-111.3, and 32.1-116.1. (Patron-O’Bannon, HB 610 (Chapter 412))

Emergency medical services agencies; exempt from surface transportation and removal services. Amending § 54.1-2819. (Patron-Orrock, HB 1145 (Chapter 555))

Emergency medical services personnel; authorization procedures allowing possession and administration of oxygen. Amending § 32.1-111.4. (Patron-Lohr, HB 594 (Chapter 194))

Emergency medical services personnel; required to report child abuse or neglect. Amending §§ 32.1-111.4 and 63.2-1509. (Patron-Cosgrove, HB 598 (C))

Emergency response; notification of location of certain facilities. Amending §§ 32.1-126, 32.1-162.3, 37.2-404, and 63.2-1800. (Patron-Ingram, HB 465 (F))

Emergency services and disasters; constitutional rights. Amending § 44-146.15. (Patron-Hurt, HB 1024 (I) See HB1265; Janis, HB 1265 (Chapter 458))

Fire and rescue squad volunteers; Department of Fire Programs and Office of Emergency Medical Services to initiate efforts to improve recruitment and retention thereof, report. (Patron-Herring, SJR 206 (F))

Fire and rescue squad volunteers; joint subcommittee to study income tax incentives therefor in an effort to recruit and retain qualified individuals. (Patron-Rust, HJR 76 (F))

First responders; exempt from liability for rendering emergency care, etc. Amending § 8.01-225. (Patron-O’Brien, SB 135 (F))

Health insurance; members of volunteer fire departments and rescue squads to enroll in state employees plan. Amending § 2.2-2818; adding § 2.2-2818.1. (Patron-Bell, HB 1346 (F))

Law Officers’ Retirement System; includes emergency medical technicians. Amending § 51.1-138. (Patron-Albo, HB 60 (F); Blevins, SB 550 (F))

Law-enforcement officer, firefighter or emergency medical personnel; persons using abusive language towards therefor mentioned guilty of misdemeanor. Amending § 18.2-416. (Patron-Carrico, HB 371 (F); Bell, HB 1344 (F))

Law-enforcement or emergency personnel; persons using abusive language towards therefor mentioned guilty of misdemeanor. Amending § 18.2-416. (Patron-Deeds, SB 143 (F); Quayle, SB 223 (F))

Law-enforcement vehicle; penalty for impersonating or misrepresenting. Amending § 18.2-174; adding § 18.2-174.2. (Patron-Saslaw, SB 372 (F))

Methamphetamine laboratories; life imprisonment if first responder suffers serious bodily injury. Adding §§ 18.2-248.03 and 18.2-248.04. (Patron-Deeds, SB 321 (F))

Motor medic pilot program; created in South Hampton Roads area. (Patron-Lucas, SB 24 (C))

Motor vehicle dealer; excludes those who sell and distribute fire-fighting equipment and ambulances. Amending § 46.2-1500. (Patron-Hurt, HB 1029 (F); Reynolds, SB 5 (F))

Motor vehicles; use of warning lights, etc., while operating in emergency situations. Amending §§ 46.2-920 and 46.2-1061. (Patron-Edwards, SB 212 (F); Puckett, SB 516 (F))

Multiline telephone systems; owners or operators thereof ability to identify location from 9-1-1 call. Adding §§ 56-484.19, 56-484.20, and 56-484.21. (Patron-Rapp, HB 1603 (C))

Natural and manmade disasters; Office of Commonwealth Preparedness, et al., to further educate citizens on preparedness. (Patron-Waddell, HJR 211 (F))

Retirement System; benefits for emergency medical technicians. Amending § 51.1-138. (Patron-Tata, HB 37 (Chapter 388))

Search and Rescue Training and Response Program, and Search and Rescue Advisory Council; created. Amending §§ 18.2-51.1 and 65.2-101; adding §§ 44-146.41 through 44-146.46. (Patron-Bell, HB 1348 (C))

Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Matching Grant Fund, Expenditures From; Report of Department of Fire Programs (Item 436 A4, Chapter 951, 2005 Acts). (HD 16)

State-owned buildings; Secretary of Administration to require agency heads to establish process of identification of individuals therein in case of natural disaster or terrorist attack. Adding § 2.2-203.2:2. (Patron-Hugo, HB 1239 (F))

Supreme Court of Virginia; allowed to convene when state of emergency. Amending § 17.1-304. (Patron-Melvin, HB 1238 (Chapter 357))

Telephone or telegraph communication; unlawful to tamper with when needed for emergency services, also includes wireless communications. Amending § 18.2-164. (Patron-Janis, HB 1263 (Chapter 457))

Traffic incidents; reimbursement of expenses incurred in responding to by volunteer fire or rescue squads. Amending § 15.2-1716. (Patron-Hurt, HB 1027 (Chapter 679))

Voice-over-Internet protocol service; eliminates jurisdiction of State Corporation Commission to regulate. Amending §§ 56-1 and 58.1-3813.1; adding §§ 56-1.3, 56-484.12:1, and 56-484.12:2. (Patron-Marshall, R.G., HB 1198 (Chapter 691))

Volunteer Firefighters’ and Rescue Squad Workers’ Service Award Fund Board; change in membership. Amending §§ 2.2-2101 and 51.1-1201. (Patron-Cline, HB 1579 (Chapter 707))

Workers’ compensation; coverage for first responders during state of emergency. Amending § 65.2-104. (Patron-Sickles, HB 1585 (F); Edwards, SB 361 (F))