HB 55 VA

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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. 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.

• Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. Democratic · primary

1. Dec 29, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101258D · lower
2. Dec 29, 2025 Referred to Committee on Transportation · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) · lower
4. Feb 5, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) · lower
6. Feb 10, 2026 Incorporates HB1349 (McAuliff) · lower
7. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 6-N) · lower
8. Feb 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107384D-H1 · lower
9. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 13, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Feb 13, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 17, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee on Transportation · upper
16. Feb 25, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
17. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Transportation with amendment (7-Y 6-N 2-A) · upper
18. Mar 2, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Mar 2, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Mar 2, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Mar 3, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Mar 3, 2026 Transportation Amendment agreed to · upper
23. Mar 3, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
24. Mar 3, 2026 Defeated by Senate (18-Y 22-N 0-A) · upper
25. Mar 3, 2026 Reconsideration of Defeated by Senate agreed to (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
26. Mar 3, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
27. Mar 4, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
28. Mar 5, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
29. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
30. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
31. Mar 9, 2026 Floor offered Senator Pekarsky Amendments · upper
32. Mar 9, 2026 Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote) · upper
33. Mar 9, 2026 Senator Perkarsky Amendments agreed to · upper
34. Mar 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended · upper
35. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
36. Mar 11, 2026 Senate amendments agreed to by House (65-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
37. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
38. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB55ER) · lower
39. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
40. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
41. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
42. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
43. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 56 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
44. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0056) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Senate Amendments · HTML
• Senate Amendments · HTML
• Senator Pekarsky Amendments · HTML
• Transportation Amendment · HTML
• Transportation Amendment · HTML
• Transportation Amendment · HTML
• Transportation Substitute · PDF
• Transportation Substitute · HTML
• Innovations (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Innovations (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML