Bill Text: TX HB3339 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 3339 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to removal of political advertising signs placed in a municipality; creating a criminal offense.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-03 - Referred to Urban Affairs [HB3339 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB3339-Introduced.html

	85R12663 SCL-D

	By: Alonzo	H.B. No. 3339



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to removal of political advertising signs placed in a
	municipality; creating a criminal offense.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Chapter 255, Election Code, is amended by adding
	Section 255.0075 to read as follows:
	Sec. 255.0075. REMOVAL OF POLITICAL ADVERTISING SIGNS
	PLACED IN MUNICIPALITY. (a) In this section, "political
	advertising sign" means a written form of political advertising
	designed to be seen from a road but does not include a bumper
	sticker.
	(b) A person, including a candidate or campaign treasurer,
	who instructs another person to place a political advertising sign
	alongside a public road within the corporate boundaries of a
	municipality shall remove or cause the removal of the sign not later
	than the 30th day after the date of the last occurring election to
	which the sign pertains. For purposes of this subsection, a sign
	supporting or opposing a candidate in an election does not pertain
	to a resulting runoff election for which the candidate does not
	qualify.
	(c) If a political advertising sign is not removed in
	accordance with Subsection (b), the municipality in which the sign
	is located shall remove the sign at the expense of a person
	responsible for the sign as soon as practicable.
	(d) A person who violates Subsection (b) commits an offense.
	An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor
	punishable by a fine not to exceed $100. Each day of a violation
	constitutes a separate offense. For purposes of this subsection, a
	person does not violate Subsection (b) after a municipality has
	removed a political advertising sign under Subsection (c).
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.