Plain English Breakdown
The official status shows the bill passed both chambers but reached final enrollment; however, no effective date is provided in the source text.
AB-2099: Rules for Maintaining Highway Ad Signs
This law clarifies that keeping highway advertising signs in their current shape, including replacing parts or using stronger materials, counts as customary maintenance.
What This Bill Does
- Defines customary maintenance to include activities that keep an ad sign in its existing physical configuration.
- Allows owners to replace structural members of a lawfully built advertising display.
- Permits the use of stronger materials when repairing or maintaining these displays.
Who It Names or Affects
- Owners of advertising displays located near interstate and federal-aid highways.
- Government agencies that regulate outdoor signs along major roads.
Terms To Know
- Customary maintenance
- Work done to keep an advertising sign in its existing physical configuration, such as replacing structural members or using stronger materials.
- Outdoor Advertising Act
- The state law that regulates where signs can be placed near highways and limits government restrictions on maintenance without payment.
Limits and Unknowns
- The text does not list specific types of materials allowed for repairs beyond the general rule.
- It is unclear if this definition applies to changing the size or location of a sign, only its existing configuration.
- The bill summary does not state when these new rules will officially take effect.