Fairfax County officials are likely headed back to the drawing board after a veto of a bill that would have let Northern Virginia localities host a pilot program to reduce vehicle exhaust noise.
H.B. 2550, which was introduced in the Virginia General Assembly by local Del. Rip Sullivan (D-6), was one of 157 bills vetoed by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Monday (March 24).
If enacted, the legislation would’ve allowed Fairfax County and certain other jurisdictions to set up automated exhaust noise monitors and assess penalties for drivers whose vehicles emit noise above a certain volume…