VirginiaNoise abatement monitoring systems; local authorities to place and operate, civil penalties.
What it does
Noise abatement monitoring systems; local authority; civil penalties. Authorizes counties and cities in Planning Districts 8, 9, and 15 to place and operate noise abatement monitoring systems, defined in the bill, on any highway located in the locality 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
The bill provides that a locality may exempt from enforcement by noise abatement monitoring systems vehicles used for agricultural, horticultural, or forestry purposes as demonstrated by vehicle license plates. 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, 2028. This bill incorporates HB 1349.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0056)Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 56 (effective 7/1/2026)Became Law
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB55ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 11Senate amendments agreed to by House (65-Y 34-N 0-A)Major
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 9Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 9Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Mar 9Senator Perkarsky Amendments agreed toMajor
- Mar 9Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)
- Mar 9Floor offered Senator Pekarsky Amendments
- Mar 9Read third timeMinor
- Mar 6Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Mar 5Passed by for the day
- Mar 4Passed by for the day
- Mar 3Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Reconsider R. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: fail.Upper
- Mar 3Reconsideration of Defeated by Senate agreed to (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 3Defeated by Senate (18-Y 22-N 0-A)
- Mar 3Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Mar 3Transportation Amendment agreed toMajor
- Mar 3Read third timeMinor
- Mar 2Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 2Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 2Rules suspended
- Feb 26Reported from Transportation with amendment (7-Y 6-N 2-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Transportation with amendment. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 25Senate committee offered
- Feb 17Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 16Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 13committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 13Read second timeMinor
- Feb 12Read first timeMinor
- Feb 10Committee substitute printed 26107384D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Transportation with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 6-N)Minor
- Feb 10Incorporates HB1349 (McAuliff)
- Feb 5Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 5House subcommittee offered
- Jan 19Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)Minor
- 2025
- Dec 29Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Dec 29Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101258DIntroduced