VirginiaVehicle exhaust systems; inspection and administrative fee.
What it does
Vehicle exhaust systems; inspection and administrative fee. Prohibits passenger car exhaust systems from emitting noise in excess of 95 decibels in Planning District 8 on any highway; driveway or premises of a church, school, recreational facility, or business; any governmental property open to the public; any industrial establishment providing parking space for customers, patrons, or employees; and any highway under construction or not yet open to the public. The bill allows, in Planning District 8, a law-enforcement officer to stop a passenger car he determines is emitting exhaust system noise in excess of such limit and issue a notice of an administrative fee of $250 to be assessed at the time of the vehicle's next registration renewal and establishes a process for inspecting such vehicle.
More detail
The bill has a contingent effective date of January 1, 2025, provided that the Department of Environmental Quality has received the necessary funding to supply the necessary equipment for such vehicle exhaust system inspections to inspection stations. The bill sunsets on 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
- 2024
- Nov 19Left in Finance and AppropriationsLatest
- Feb 27Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N)
- Vote recorded S Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26Rereferred to Finance and AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Reported without amendment. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26Reported from Transportation (8-Y 7-N)Minor
- Feb 18Impact statement from DPB (HB884H1)
- Feb 14Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Feb 14Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 13VOTE: Passage (55-Y 42-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Read third time and passed House (55-Y 42-N)Passed House
- Feb 12Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB884H1Major
- Feb 12Committee substitute agreed to 24105951D-H1Major
- Feb 12Read second timeMinor
- Feb 11Read first timeMinor
- Feb 9Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 8-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported without amendment. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Reported without amendment. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 9Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
- Feb 9Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 30Referred to Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Reported with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 30Reported from Transportation with substitute (18-Y 4-N)Minor
- Jan 30Committee substitute printed 24105951D-H1Major
- Jan 24Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)Major
- Vote recorded Reported with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 24House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- Jan 18Assigned Transportation sub: Highway Safety and PolicyMinor
- Jan 9Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Jan 9Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102661DIntroduced