TX HB1695

Allows commercial sign owners to relocate signs that can no longer remain in place due to highway widening/construction, public infrastructure installation, or public improvement district projects

Permits relocation of commercial signs when visibility is obstructed by noise barriers, safety measures, grade changes, vegetation, construction, state aesthetic improvements, or directional signs, with the sign owner bearing all relocation costs

Requires municipalities to grant special exceptions to local ordinances if necessary to accommodate sign relocations under these provisions

Establishes that rights associated with lawfully erected commercial signs that no longer comply with current laws and regulations vest in the sign owner (protecting nonconforming/grandfathered signs)

Creates new Chapter 398 in the Transportation Code to codify ownership rights for outdoor commercial signs and takes effect September 1, 2025