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MA H403
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Daniel Hunt
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AI Summary
- Authorizes the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to sell, lease, or contract for advertising in or on department facilities
- Transfers powers and duties of the former Outdoor Advertising Board to the Department of Transportation, retroactive to November 1, 2009
- Expands the definition of "public park or reservation" to include parkways under the Department of Conservation and Recreation
- Prohibits billboards, signs, and advertising devices within 500 feet of public parks or reservations without local approval
- Prohibits outdoor advertising that obstructs views of National Register of Historic Places locations without local approval, and subjects MBTA outdoor advertisements to local zoning and approval
Legislative Description
Relative to billboard advertising in the Commonwealth
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H5080
2/11/2026
Committee Referrals
Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure2/27/2025
Full Bill Text
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