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2006 SESSION
SB 621 Property Owners' Association Act; display of political signs by property owner.
Introduced by: Linda T. Puller | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Property Owners' Association Act; display of political signs. Provides that, except as otherwise expressed in the declaration, no declaration or association's rules and regulations or architectural guidelines shall restrict or prohibit the display by a lot owner on his lot of a candidate sign or a sign that advertises the support or defeat of any question submitted to the voters in accordance with state election law. For the purposes of the bill, "candidate sign" means a sign on behalf of a candidate for public office or a slate of candidates for public office. The bill provides, however, that an association may restrict the display of such signs (i) in the common areas or (ii) in accordance with federal or state law, and may establish reasonable restrictions as to the size, place, duration, and manner of placement or display of such signs, except that no restriction on the duration of the display of such signs shall be less than (a) 30 days before the primary election, general election or vote on the proposition or (b) seven days after the primary election, general election, or vote on the proposition. The bill also requires the association disclosure packet to contain a statement of any restrictions on the size, place, duration, and manner of placement or display of such signs. The bill contains technical amendments. The bill also clarifies that the display of the flag of (i) the United States, (ii) the Commonwealth, (iii) any active branch of the armed forces of the United States, or (iv) any military valor or service award of the United States also includes display on mailboxes and similar structures.
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HISTORY
- 01/13/06 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 067692796
- 01/13/06 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 01/25/06 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/06 Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/06 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/31/06 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/06 Senate: VOTE: (37-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/06 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/14/06 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/06 House: Read first time
- 02/14/06 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/28/06 House: Continued to 2007 in General Laws by voice vote