Bill Text: VA HB1559 | 2023 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Ordinances, local; vehicle exhaust, operation on property near residential district.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-07 - Left in Transportation [HB1559 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2023-HB1559-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §46.2-1051 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§46.2-1051. Local ordinances; vehicle exhaust.
A. The governing body of any county, city, or town may, by
ordinance, regulate noise from a vehicle operated on a
highway that is
not equipped with a muffler and exhaust system conforming to §§46.2-1047 and
46.2-1049 that is operated on a highway or on
public or private property in or within
500 feet of any residential district, including the premises of a church,
school, recreational facility, business, government property open to the
public, industrial establishment providing parking spaces for customers,
patrons, or employees, or any highway that is either under construction or not
yet open for public use.
B. The provisions of subsection E of §46.2-1300 shall not apply to ordinances adopted pursuant to this section.
