# Virginia HB2550: Noise abatement monitoring systems; counties in Planning Districts 8 and 16 to place & operate. Virginia HB2550, Noise abatement monitoring systems; counties in Planning Districts 8 and 16 to place & operate., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-04-02 (House sustained Governor's veto) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2550-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB2550 - State: Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Noise abatement monitoring systems; counties in Planning Districts 8 and 16 to place & operate. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-10 - Last action: 2025-04-02, House sustained Governor's veto - Sponsor: Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (265 yes, 241 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary 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. 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. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-22 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 24 | 16 | | | 2025-02-22 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 53 | 45 | | | 2025-02-20 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House | fail | 0 | 96 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute | pass | 21 | 17 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote | pass | 38 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-17 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 10 | 4 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Reported from Transportation with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 8 | 6 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 54 | 44 | | | 2025-01-30 | House | Reported from Transportation with substitute | pass | 12 | 10 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 5 | 3 | 1 | ## Actions (50) - 2025-04-02: House sustained Governor's veto (House) - 2025-03-24: Vetoed by Governor (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 (Governor) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-10: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2550) (House) - 2025-03-10: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2550ER) (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-03-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-02-22: Conference report agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-22: Amended by conference committee - 2025-02-22: Conference report agreed to by House (53-Y 45-N) (House) - 2025-02-22: Passed by temporarily (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (38-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 17-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senators: Marsden, Boysko, Stuart (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Transportation Amendment rejected (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Read third time (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Delegates: Sullivan, Cole, Davis (House) - 2025-02-20: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2025-02-20: House acceded to request (House) - 2025-02-20: Senate requested conference committee (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 96-N) (House) - 2025-02-20: Reading of substitute waived (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Committee substitute printed 25107712D-S1 (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Reported from Transportation with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 6-N) (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2550) (House) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Read third time and passed House (54-Y 44-N) (House) - 2025-02-03: Printed as engrossed 25106446D-EH1 (House) - 2025-02-03: Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended (House) - 2025-02-03: Delegate Sullivan Amendments agreed to (House) - 2025-02-03: Transportation Substitute agreed to (House) - 2025-02-03: Read second time (House) - 2025-02-02: Read first time (House) - 2025-01-30: Committee substitute printed 25106446D-H1 (House) - 2025-01-30: Reported from Transportation with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (House) - 2025-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) (House) - 2025-01-29: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2550) (House) - 2025-01-23: Assigned Trans sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) (House) - 2025-01-10: Referred to Committee on Transportation (House) - 2025-01-10: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103227D (House) ## Bill text - Veto Explanation, 2025-03-24: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073411.HTML) - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069112.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069111.PDF) - Conference Report, 2025-02-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067596.HTML) - Substitute, 2025-02-19: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060759.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060758.PDF) - Amendment, 2025-02-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1053494.HTML) - Amendment, 2025-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051588.HTML) - Amendment, 2025-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038303.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038306.HTML) - Engrossed, 2025-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038479.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038478.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1036299.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1036298.PDF) - Substitute, 2025-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034072.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034071.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-01-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018251.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018250.PDF) ## Related bills - HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted) - SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed) - HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed) - HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed) - SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed) - HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor) ## Sources - [Veto Explanation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1073411.HTML) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069112.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1069111.PDF) - [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1067596.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060759.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1060758.PDF) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1053494.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1051588.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038303.HTML) - [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038306.HTML) - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038479.HTML) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038478.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1036299.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1036298.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034072.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034071.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018251.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018250.PDF) ## Related - [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025) - [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025) - [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025) - [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025) - [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025) - [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2550-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).