VirginiaNoise abatement monitoring systems; counties in Planning Districts 8 and 16 to place & operate.
What it does
Noise abatement monitoring systems; local authority; civil penalties. Authorizes counties and cities in Planning Districts 8 (Northern Virginia Regional Commission) and 16 (George Washington Regional Commission) to place and operate noise abatement monitoring systems, defined in the bill, for the purpose of recording and enforcing exhaust system violations, also defined in the bill. The bill provides that the operator of a vehicle is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $100, but the violation shall not be reported on the driver's operating record or to the driver's insurance agency.
More detail
Under the bill, the civil penalty will be paid to the locality in which the violation occurred to be used for the cost of administering the noise abatement monitoring system program and for transportation safety initiatives. The bill contains the same data privacy and storage requirements as are in current law for photo speed monitoring devices. The bill requires any locality that places and operates such a noise abatement monitoring system to report on its public website by January 15 of each year on the number of traffic violations prosecuted, the number of successful prosecutions, and the total amount of monetary civil penalties collected. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2027.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2House sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2550)
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2550ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 22Conference report agreed to by House (53-Y 45-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by House (53-Y 45-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 22Conference report agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N)Minor
- Feb 22Passed by temporarily
- Feb 22Amended by conference committee
- Feb 20Senators: Marsden, Boysko, Stuart
- Vote recorded Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 17-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N). Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by Senate
- Feb 20Delegates: Sullivan, Cole, Davis
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by House
- Feb 20House acceded to request
- Feb 20Senate requested conference committeeMinor
- Feb 20Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 20Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N)
- Feb 20Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 17-N)Passed Senate
- Feb 20Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 20Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 20Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 20Transportation Amendment rejectedMinor
- Feb 20Read third timeMinor
- Feb 19Committee substitute printed 25107712D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Passed by for the day
- Feb 19Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 19Rules suspended
- Feb 17Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Reported from Transportation with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Transportation with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2550)
- Feb 5Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 4Read third time and passed House (54-Y 44-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (54-Y 44-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Printed as engrossed 25106446D-EH1
- Feb 3Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amendedMajor
- Feb 3Delegate Sullivan Amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 3Transportation Substitute agreed to
- Feb 3Read second timeMinor
- Feb 2Read first timeMinor
- Jan 30Committee substitute printed 25106446D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Transportation with substitute (12-Y 10-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Reported from Transportation with substitute (12-Y 10-N)Minor
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2550)
- Jan 23Assigned Trans sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)Minor
- Jan 10Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Jan 10Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103227DIntroduced