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2010 SESSION
HB 553 Signs; provides local government authority to regulate.
Introduced by: Daniel W. Marshall, III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)
Regulation of signage in highway rights of way. Allows county employees and volunteers who are acting as agents of the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner to remove and confiscate signs from the public right-of-way. If a sign is confiscated by an employee or volunteer, the sign owner shall have the right to reclaim the sign within five business days of the date of such confiscation. Finally, the legislation clarifies that a sign installed (on private property) that does not require use of tools or equipment does not trigger the requirement to call Miss Utility before installing the sign. This bill is identical to SB 64 (Lucas).
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103503D pdf
- 02/09/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10104852D-H1 pdf
- 03/09/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB553ER) pdf
- 04/21/10 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB553ER2) pdf
- 04/21/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0832) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103503D
- 01/12/10 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/15/10 House: Assigned Transportation sub: #1
- 02/08/10 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/10 House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10104852D-H1
- 02/11/10 House: Read first time
- 02/12/10 House: Read second time
- 02/12/10 House: Committee substitute agreed to 10104852D-H1
- 02/12/10 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB553H1
- 02/15/10 House: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 4-N)
- 02/15/10 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (94-Y 4-N)
- 02/16/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/16/10 Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/25/10 Senate: Reported from Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/10 Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/10 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/10 House: Enrolled
- 03/09/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB553ER)
- 03/09/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/13/10 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/20/10 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/21/10 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (82-Y 13-N)
- 04/21/10 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (82-Y 13-N)
- 04/21/10 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/21/10 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/21/10 House: Reenrolled
- 04/21/10 House: Reenrolled bill text (HB553ER2)
- 04/21/10 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/21/10 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/21/10 House: Enacted, Chapter 832 (effective 7/1/10)
- 04/21/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0832)