Tennessee House Bill 684

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-15 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Transportation Subcommittee of Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As introduced, changes the definition of "visible" in the Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 2020 to "capable of being seen and comprehended without visual aid by a person traveling the posted speed limit on the main traveled way of the highway"; authorizes the commissioner of transportation to issue vegetation control permits to owners of outdoor advertising device permits to remove, block cut, or trim vegetation located on the right-of-way, without regard to whether it is adjacent to the device, if the vegetation prevents clear visibility for a certain distance to occupants of vehicles using the main traveled ways of the controlled systems. - Amends TCA Title 54, Chapter 21.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 54, Chapter 21, relative to outdoor advertising.

Rep. Dale Carr [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-15	House	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Transportation Subcommittee of Transportation Committee
2023-03-08	House	Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/15/2023
2023-03-08	House	Action Def. in s/c Transportation Subcommittee to 3/15/2023
2023-03-01	House	Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 3/8/2023
2023-02-01	House	Assigned to s/c Transportation Subcommittee
2023-02-01	House	P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee
2023-01-30	House	Intro., P1C.
2023-01-26	House	Filed for introduction

SB1096 (Crossfiled) 2023-03-15 - Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to first calendar of 2024

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0684&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0684.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB0684.pdf