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2024 SESSION
SB 714 Vehicle exhaust systems; inspection and administrative fee.
Introduced by: David W. Marsden | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Vehicle exhaust systems; inspection and administrative fee. Prohibits passenger vehicle exhaust systems from emitting noise in excess of 95 decibels in Planning District 8 on a highway; any 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 vehicle 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.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/24 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 24105094D pdf
- 02/01/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24106699D-S1 pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/19/24 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 24105094D
- 01/19/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/01/24 Senate: Reported from Transportation with substitute (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
- 02/01/24 Senate: Committee substitute printed 24106699D-S1
- 02/01/24 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/07/24 Senate: Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)