HB 632 Virginia House of Delegates · 2022 Regular Session

Exhaust systems; regulation of noise from vehicle on a highway, etc.

Summary
Exhaust systems; excessive noise. Prohibitsany individual from operating a motor vehicle with a gross weightof 6,500 pounds or less with an exhaust system that emits noise in excess of 85 decibels. The bill also allows the governing body ofany county, city, or town located within the Northern Virginia Planning District or Richmond Regional Planning District to provide by ordinancethat no person shall operate any motor vehicle on a highway or onpublic or private property within 500 feet of any residential districtunless such motor vehicle is equipped with an exhaust system of atype installed as standard equipment, or comparable to that designedfor use on that particular vehicle or device as standard factoryequipment, in good working order and in constant operation to preventexcessive noise.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 14, 2022

How they voted

310
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 33
Mar 7, 2022
D Democratic17
15 Yea 2
88% Yea
R Republican16
16 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
50
Key actions
19
Committee
17
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 490 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (32-Y 8-N)
upper
Mar 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (79-Y 18-N)
lower
Mar 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Mar 11, 2022
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Mar 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (28-Y 11-N)
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB632S1
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22107439D-S1
upper
Mar 7, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-0-2)
senate
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (12-Y 2-N)
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (71-Y 28-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB632H1
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22105730D-H1
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Transportation with substitute (20-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Committee
Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #4 Innovations (Ad Hoc)
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100082D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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