Virginia House Bill 1459 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - Left in Transportation
Pending: House Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Posting a sign on a Department of Transportation right-of-way; permit. Directs the Department of Transportation (the Department) to issue permits authorizing a landowner to place signs advertising the sale of his real property on a highway right-of-way adjoining such real property, provided that (i) the proposed sign placement will not impair the full use and safety of the highway or otherwise interfere with the free flow of traffic thereon and (ii) the land on which the sign is to be placed cannot be reasonably foreseen as needed for highway or other transit uses and purposes. The bill authorizes the Department to revoke such permit at the discretion of the Commissioner of Highways.

Signs; permit to post on a Department of Transportation right-of-way.

Del. Matt Fariss [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-13	House	Left in Transportation
2018-01-31	House	Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2019 by voice vote
2018-01-22	House	Assigned Transportation sub: Subcommittee #3
2018-01-17	House	Referred to Committee on Transportation
2018-01-17	House	Presented and ordered printed 18104540D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
33	2	264.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB1459
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB1459+hil