{"id":675,"date":"2016-05-18T18:46:11","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T18:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/?page_id=675"},"modified":"2025-11-06T14:54:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T19:54:51","slug":"legislation-planning-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/advisory-board-committees\/legislation-planning-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislative &amp; Planning Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Committee Members:<\/h4>\n<table border=\"2\" width=\"125%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"37%\" height=\"25\"><strong>Member Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"33%\"><strong>Organization Represented<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"30%\"><strong>Email Address<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Bruce Stratton, Committee Chair<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">EMS Advisory Board Member \u2013 Committee Chair<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"mailto:strattonrb@msn.com\">strattonrb@msn.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Michael Player<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Regional EMS Councils<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"mailto:mplayer@vaems.org\">mplayer@vaems.org<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Gary Dalton, Recording Secretary<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">VAVRS<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"mailto:gdalton6673@gmail.com\">gdalton6673@gmail.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Jeff Meyer<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">VAGEMSA<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"mailto:meyerj@portsmouthva.gov\">jmeyer@vbgov.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">David Hupp<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Virginia Professional Firefighters Assoc.\/ IAFF &#8211; EMS Adv. 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