H.B. No. 436 Summary

• Allows local residents, neighborhood associations, and neighborhood organizations to petition for stop sign installation at intersections, requiring signatures from at least 51% of property owners within a quarter-mile radius (or half-mile in unincorporated areas).

• Requires the director of transportation or local authority to determine within 30 days whether to erect requested stop signs and notify petitioners in writing of their decision.

• Permits residents and neighborhood associations to submit petitions supporting requests for lower speed limits on streets and highways with speed limits of 35 mph or less, requiring signatures from at least 51% of property owners on the subject street or highway.

• Requires the director to consider petitions for speed limit reductions when making determinations about declaring lower prima facie speed limits on local roads.