All Roll Calls
Yes: 141 • No: 80
VirginiaHB8842025 Regular SessionHouse
Vehicle exhaust systems; inspection and administrative fee.
Sponsored By: Vivian E. Watts (Democratic)
Failed
Summary
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. 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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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Vivian E. Watts
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 2/27/2024
Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations
Yes: 12 • No: 3
Senate vote • 2/26/2024
Reported from Transportation
Yes: 8 • No: 7
Senate vote • 2/26/2024
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Yes: 8 • No: 7
House vote • 2/13/2024
VOTE: Passage
Yes: 55 • No: 42
House vote • 2/9/2024
Subcommittee recommends reporting
Yes: 5 • No: 2 • Other: 1
House vote • 2/9/2024
Reported from Appropriations
Yes: 12 • No: 8
House vote • 1/30/2024
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Yes: 18 • No: 4
House vote • 1/30/2024
Reported from Transportation with substitute
Yes: 18 • No: 4
House vote • 1/24/2024
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute
Yes: 5 • No: 3 • Other: 1
Actions Timeline
Left in Finance and Appropriations
11/19/2024SenateContinued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N)
2/27/2024SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2/26/2024SenateReported from Transportation (8-Y 7-N)
2/26/2024SenateImpact statement from DPB (HB884H1)
2/18/2024HouseReferred to Committee on Transportation
2/14/2024SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2/14/2024SenateVOTE: Passage (55-Y 42-N)
2/13/2024HouseRead third time and passed House (55-Y 42-N)
2/13/2024HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute HB884H1
2/12/2024HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 24105951D-H1
2/12/2024HouseRead second time
2/12/2024HouseRead first time
2/11/2024HouseReported from Appropriations (12-Y 8-N)
2/9/2024HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
2/9/2024HouseAssigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
2/9/2024HouseReferred to Committee on Appropriations
1/30/2024HouseReported from Transportation with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
1/30/2024HouseCommittee substitute printed 24105951D-H1
1/30/2024HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
1/24/2024HouseHouse subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
1/24/2024HouseAssigned Transportation sub: Highway Safety and Policy
1/18/2024HouseReferred to Committee on Transportation
1/9/2024HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102661D
1/9/2024House
Bill Text
Substitute
1/30/2024
Introduced
1/16/2024
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