SB 1418 Summary

• Establishes that noise exceeding 80 dBA measured at 30 feet from the source during 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. in residential or mixed-use residential zones constitutes unreasonable noise and the offense of disorderly conduct.

• Defines unreasonable noise as either: (a) conduct grossly deviating from law-abiding citizen standards; (b) exceeding the 80 dBA threshold in specified zones and hours; or (c) failure to heed a police officer's admonition to stop or reduce the noise.

• Makes renters, residents, and owner-occupants who knowingly or negligently consent to unreasonable noise guilty of a noise violation.

• Appropriates funds for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 to establish one full-time equivalent position in the Department of Health to train law enforcement officers on decibel meter use and to purchase decibel meters for county distribution.

• Takes effect on December 31, 2050.