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House approves fourth substitute on billboard regulation after protracted debate over local control and eminent-domain provisions
Summary
Fourth substitute HB352 establishes a 60-day negotiation process for relocation of nonconforming billboards and triggers eminent-domain–style remedies if negotiations fail; supporters framed it as private-property protection, opponents said it weakens local land-use authority. The House passed the substitute 45–20.
The House passed a fourth substitute to House Bill 352 addressing regulation of nonconforming billboards after extended floor debate that pitted private-property arguments against defenders of local land-use control.
Representative Sam Brown, sponsor of the substituted measure, said the fourth substitute reflected negotiated compromise between municipalities and billboard operators and establishes a process for communities and…
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