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Joint Committee forwards billboard permit bill to floor with due-pass recommendation
Summary
The Joint Committee on Transportation voted to send Senate Bill 417 to the full legislature with a due-pass recommendation after a brief work session. The measure updates documentation standards for moving outdoor advertising signs and digital billboards and showed minimal fiscal impact.
The Joint Committee on Transportation voted to send Senate Bill 417 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation after a work session on Tuesday, April 8.
The measure, described in the work session as modifying provisions regarding reallocation of outdoor advertising signs and digital billboards, also specifies acceptable documentation to prove landowner consent when applying for a permit for an outdoor advertising sign. Committee staff reported a minimal fiscal and minimal revenue impact and said there were no amendments to the measure at the time of the session.
A motion to move SB 417 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation was offered during the work session and members indicated no objection; the committee chair announced the bill would be passed to the floor. Committee members identified carriers for the bill on both the Senate and House sides during the session.
The committee did not take a roll-call vote in the work session, and no additional amendments or fiscal details were provided in the transcript. The staff summary and the committee’s action were limited to the items read into the record during the work session.
