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VT H0867

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Barbara Rachelson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the definition of "sign" in Vermont's billboard law to explicitly include mobile and vehicle-mounted displays visible from highways or rights-of-way

  • Clarifies that signs on registered motor vehicles lose their exemption if the Travel Information Council determines they circumvent the law's purpose, including signs parked continuously in one location or extending beyond vehicle dimensions

  • Increases civil penalties for billboard violations from a maximum of $50 to a tiered structure: $150 (first offense), $250 (second offense), $500 (third or subsequent offense)

  • Each day a violation continues counts as a separate offense

  • Effective date: July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

An act relating to prohibiting mobile billboards

Last Action

Read first time and referred to the Committee on Environment

2/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Environment2/3/2026

Full Bill Text

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