Senate Bill 2174 Summary

• Amends 69 O.S. 2001, Section 1275 regarding outdoor advertising standards in business areas along highways

• Deletes obsolete language requiring signs to be erected "after April 15, 1968" and clarifies that spacing requirements established before November 1, 2001 remain legally valid

• Maintains existing regulations for sign size (maximum 1,200 square feet per facing, 25 feet height, 60 feet length), spacing, lighting standards, and restrictions on flashing or moving lights

• Prohibits Department of Transportation from revoking outdoor advertising licenses or changing permit classifications based on changes in agency policy or interpretation of law

• Declares an emergency, making the act effective immediately upon passage and approval