HB649
Removal of certain signs & advertisements within limits of hways.; agreements with local government.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Cliff Hayes (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Removal of certain signs and advertisements within the limits of highways; agreements with local governing bodies of certain localities; requirements.
Requires any agreement entered into by the Commissioner of Highways with a local governing body of a locality within Planning District 23 with a population between 250,000 and 350,000 and that has a tax increment financing district authorizing the removal of signs and advertisements within the limits of a highway ... (More) to provide that the locality shall only authorize designated employees of the locality acting in their official capacity to remove any signs or advertisements that constitute an 'advertisement,' as defined by current law related to political campaign advertisements, and shall not authorize volunteers, contractors, or compensated non-employee individuals to act on behalf of such locality for the removal of any such signs or advertisements. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105136D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/22/2026 - House: Assigned HTRAN sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding
- 01/26/2026 - House: Placed on Transportation Agenda
- 01/26/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB649)
- 01/27/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/27/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 2-N 1-A)
- 01/28/2026 - House: Placed on Transportation Agenda
- 01/29/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 01/29/2026 - House: Reported from Transportation with substitute (19-Y 2-N)
- 01/29/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26106582D-H1
- 02/02/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/03/2026 - House: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB649)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Passed by temporarily
- 02/04/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/04/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/04/2026 - House: Delegate Hayes Floor amendments agreed to
- 02/04/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended
- 02/05/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (92-Y 5-N 0-A)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/06/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 02/26/2026 - Senate: Reported from Transportation with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26108482D-S1
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Transportation Substitute agreed to
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/05/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (90-Y 7-N 0-A)
- 03/12/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/12/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB649ER)
- 03/12/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB649)
- 03/12/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/14/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
