URGENT LEGISLATIVE ALERT (UPDATE)
Virginia Bill to Exempt Antique Vehicles from Exhaust System Restrictions Amended and Approved by Committee; Moves to Full House
Legislation (H.B. 741) that originally sought to allow Virginia’s antique vehicle hobbyists to install and use aftermarket exhaust systems was amended and approved by the Virginia House Transportation Committee. Under the amended bill, antique vehicles would remain exempt from the requirement that they have exhaust systems of a type installed as standard factory equipment, or comparable to that designed for use on the particular vehicle as standard factory equipment. However, they would continue to be required to be “in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual levels of noise.” While we find that this is only a marginal improvement over the current law and still provides no real objective noise standard, we still think it’s worth supporting.
Please Consider Contacting Members of the Virginia House of Delegates (List Below) to Request Their Support for H.B. 741
- Under Virginia law, an antique motor vehicle is every motor vehicle which was actually manufactured or designated by the manufacturer as a model manufactured in a calendar year not less than 25 years prior to January 1 of each calendar year and is owned solely as a collector's item.
- H.B. 741 still remedies the enforcement policy currently used by police officers in which nearly all exhaust systems not of a type installed as standard factory equipment are considered illegal.
- H.B. 741 still recognizes that factory replacement parts or comparables are not always readily available for antique motor vehicles.
- H.B. 741 still does not provide for an objective noise testing program or decibel limit and leaves enforcement largely in the hands of individual law enforcement officers.
Please contact members of Virginia House of Delegates by phone or e-mail to request their support for H.B. 741.
Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org. Also, please forward this Alert to your fellow car enthusiasts. Urge them to join the SAN and help defend the hobby! Thank you for your assistance.
Virginia State House of Delegates
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