Tennessee Senate Bill 1096

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-15 - Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to first calendar of 2024
Pending: Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [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.

Sen. Janince Bowling [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-15	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to first calendar of 2024
2023-03-08	Senate	Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
2023-03-08	Senate	Action deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/15/2023
2023-03-01	Senate	Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/8/2023
2023-02-06	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
2023-02-02	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2023-01-31	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB0684 (Crossfiled) 2023-03-15 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Transportation Subcommittee of Transportation Committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1096&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1096.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB0684.pdf