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AB-840 • 2026

Outdoor advertising displays: redevelopment agency project areas.

Outdoor advertising displays: redevelopment agency project areas.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Ta
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide specific details about the criteria that off-premises displays must meet to be considered on-premises displays.

Outdoor Advertising Displays in Redevelopment Areas

This law extends by two years until January 1, 2028 the authorization for certain off-premises advertising displays within redevelopment agency project areas to continue operating as if they were on-premises displays.

What This Bill Does

  • Extends for two more years, until January 1, 2028, the authorization for off-premises advertising displays developed as part of and within the boundary limits of a redevelopment agency project area existing before December 29, 2011 to continue operating as if they were on-premises displays.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who own or manage off-premises advertising displays in specific redevelopment areas.
  • The Department of Transportation which regulates these displays.

Terms To Know

off-premises advertising display
An advertisement for a business, service, or product that is not located at the place where the ad is shown.
on-premises advertising display
An advertisement for a business, service, or product that is located at the same place as the ad.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill only affects specific redevelopment areas and certain off-premises displays within those areas.
  • It does not change rules for regular outdoor advertising displays along highways.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. 2026-01-31 California Legislative Information

    Died pursuant to Art. IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution.

  3. 2025-03-10 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on G.O.

  4. 2025-02-20 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  5. 2025-02-19 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 840, as introduced, Ta.
Outdoor advertising displays: redevelopment agency project areas.
The Outdoor Advertising Act provides for the regulation by the Department of Transportation of an advertising display, as defined, within view of public highways. The act regulates the placement of an off-premises advertising display along highways that generally advertises business conducted or services rendered or goods produced or sold at a location other than the property where the display is located. The act does not apply to an on-premises advertising display, which generally advertises business conducted, services rendered, or goods produced or sold at the location where the display is located. However, the act authorizes an off-premises advertising display developed as part of and within the boundary limits of a redevelopment agency project, as those boundaries existed on December 29, 2011, to continue to exist and be considered an on-premises display if it meets certain criteria,
and authorizes such a display to remain until January 1, 2026.
This bill would extend by 2 years, until January 1, 2028, the authorization to remain for an off-premises advertising display developed as part of and within the boundary limits of a redevelopment agency project, as described above.

Current Bill Text

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