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Committee advances bill raising penalties and clarifying liability for illegal street "bandit" signs
Summary
Senate Bill 284 would increase fines and extend liability to advertisers for illegal roadside signs; Houston officials and anti-blight groups urged passage, citing scams and cleanup costs.
Senator West laid out Senate Bill 284 to the Senate Transportation Committee, describing “bandit signs” as small illegal advertising signs placed in medians and intersections. The bill would increase civil penalties for placing those signs on highway rights-of-way and clarify that both the person who posts a sign and the party advertising on it can be held liable.
Houston officials and local advocates told the committee that the signs create…
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