# Virginia HB55: Noise abatement monitoring systems; local authorities to place and operate, civil penalties. Virginia HB55, Noise abatement monitoring systems; local authorities to place and operate, civil penalties., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0056)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB55-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB55 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Noise abatement monitoring systems; local authorities to place and operate, civil penalties. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-29 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0056) - Sponsor: Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 14 (275 yes, 124 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary 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. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Privacy and notice for noise monitoring: benefit, low. Localities must post visible signs within 1,000 feet of each noise system and list locations on their websites. They must certify compliance yearly, allow state inspections and audits, and publish enforcement reports by January 15. Reports must list prosecutions, successful prosecutions, and total… - Noise tickets bring fines and protections: mixed, low. Virginia counties and cities in Planning Districts 8, 9, 15, and 16 can use automated systems to enforce exhaust-noise rules. Covered passenger cars and commercial vehicles violate the rules above 95 dBA or by breaking a qualifying local noise ordinance. Systems must record sound and decibel levels… - Controlled sharing of drivers' private records: mixed, low. Virginia's Department of Motor Vehicles governs sharing of personal, driver, identification-card, and vehicle records through approved purposes and safeguards. People, their guardians, and authorized representatives can request their records and explanations; public defenders and court-appointed la… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-11 | House | Senate amendments agreed to by House | pass | 65 | 34 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Senator Perkarsky Amendments agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed Senate with amendments | pass | 21 | 19 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Defeated by Senate | fail | 18 | 22 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Transportation Amendment agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Reconsideration of Defeated by Senate agreed to | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Reported from Transportation with amendment | pass | 7 | 6 | 2 | | 2026-02-16 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 64 | 34 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Reported from Transportation with substitute | pass | 14 | 6 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 7 | 3 | | ## Actions (45) - 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0056) (Governor) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 56 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB55ER) (House) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate amendments agreed to by House (65-Y 34-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-09: Floor offered (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Senator Perkarsky Amendments agreed to (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Reconsideration of Defeated by Senate agreed to (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Defeated by Senate (18-Y 22-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Transportation Amendment agreed to (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Reported from Transportation with amendment (7-Y 6-N 2-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate committee offered (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-13: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2026-02-13: committee substitute agreed to (House) - 2026-02-13: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-12: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-10: Committee substitute printed 26107384D-H1 (House) - 2026-02-10: Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 6-N) (House) - 2026-02-10: Incorporates HB1349 (McAuliff) (House) - 2026-02-05: House subcommittee offered (House) - 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) (House) - 2026-01-19: Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) (House) - 2025-12-29: Referred to Committee on Transportation (House) - 2025-12-29: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101258D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-08-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216171.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216170.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212176.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212175.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-03-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1200764.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1200739.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-03-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1191826.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186777.HTML) - Amendment, 2026-02-25: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1181305.HTML) - Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136465.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136464.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132592.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132591.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-12-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082178.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082177.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. 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Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [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-HB55-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).