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MO SB607

Bill

Status

Vetoed

7/12/2012

Primary Sponsor

Eric Burlison

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Origin

Senate

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds new section 226.541 to Missouri law governing outdoor advertising regulation and sign relocation procedures
  • Allows owners of signs that met August 27, 1999 advertising standards to voluntarily reset signs to same or adjoining commercial/industrial property through partial waiver and reset agreements with the state highways and transportation commission
  • Reinstates 1999 advertising rules and imposes moratorium on new sign permits when commission approves funding for any highway construction phase; moratorium lifts upon construction completion
  • Provides compensation to sign owners for actual reset costs and requires reset signs to use same materials and not exceed original sign square footage
  • Defines "conforming out of standard signs" as signs failing current requirements but complying with 1999 standards and the federal/state agreement; allows updates to these signs including new display technologies and lighting if local regulations permit

Legislative Description

Establishes procedure for resetting billboards during periods of highway construction

Last Action

No motion to override Governor's veto

9/12/2012

Committee Referrals

Transportation4/4/2012
Transportation1/26/2012

Full Bill Text

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