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type: "Bill"
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title: "Noise abatement monitoring systems; local authorities to place and operate, civil penalties."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 55"
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citation: "Virginia HB 55 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Richard C. \"Rip\" Sullivan, Jr."]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 44
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2025-12-29"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d5e3a7b-da64-4fd5-92cb-9e71802323e1"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB55"
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source_hash: "e8199ed7203f8c3ab79237bd75d3aba2e8a12fb8c8cdc85b5e4faea6f05a1411"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 55 (2026) — Noise abatement monitoring systems; local authorities to place and operate, civil penalties.
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082177.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216170.PDF)
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3. **Innovations (Ad Hoc) Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132591.PDF)
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4. **Senate Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1200764.HTML)
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5. **Senator Pekarsky Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1200739.HTML)
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6. **Transportation Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186777.HTML)
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7. **Transportation Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1136464.PDF)
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8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212175.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Transportation with amendment — **7–6** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **18–22** (fail) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **65–34** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **21–19** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Transportation with substitute — **14–6** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **7–3** (pass) · lower
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- Reconsider R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **64–34** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — primary (person)
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- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
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- John Chilton McAuliff — cosponsor (person)
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- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
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- Vivian E. Watts — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-12-29** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101258D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-12-29** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-19** Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc) `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-05** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-05** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-10** Incorporates HB1349 (McAuliff)
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- **2026-02-10** Reported from Transportation with substitute (14-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-10** Committee substitute printed 26107384D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-12** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-13** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-02-13** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-02-16** Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-17** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-17** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-25** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-02-26** Reported from Transportation with amendment (7-Y 6-N 2-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Rules suspended
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- **2026-03-02** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-02** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-03** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-03** Transportation Amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Engrossed by Senate as amended
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- **2026-03-03** Defeated by Senate (18-Y 22-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-03** Reconsideration of Defeated by Senate agreed to (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-03-03** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-03-04** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-03-05** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-03-06** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-09** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-09** Floor offered Senator Pekarsky Amendments
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- **2026-03-09** Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-09** Senator Perkarsky Amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-09** Engrossed by Senate as amended
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- **2026-03-09** Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** Senate amendments agreed to by House (65-Y 34-N 0-A) `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-30** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB55ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-30** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-31** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 56 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0056)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d5e3a7b-da64-4fd5-92cb-9e71802323e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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