The signature of Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) is the lone step remaining before Northern Virginia localities receive a new tool to combat excessive vehicle noise.
“There was some drama with this bill,” acknowledged its patron, Del. Rip Sullivan (D-6), in a March 16 newsletter to constituents.
Like a similar measure sponsored by Sullivan in 2025, the 2026 legislation passed the House of Delegates but seemed to have died in the Virginia Senate — only to be resuscitated.
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