2009 House Bill 5122 / Public Act 86

Exempt small service club and religious signs from billboard laws

Introduced in the House

June 17, 2009

Introduced by Rep. Andrew Kandrevas (D-13)

To exempt service club and religious sign structures less than eight square feet in area from regulations and restrictions on highway billboards. The bill also bans animated signs, unless the signs change below a certain speed and have limited luminescence, revises renewal fees and penalties for late renewal, places caps on the aggregate revenue collected from these, and revises regulations on cutting down vegetation blocking signs.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation

June 18, 2009

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 24, 2009

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises various details, but does not change its substance. This version was subsequently superseded by another substitute with more changes.

The substitute failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Andrew Kandrevas (D-13)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 109 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

June 25, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Transportation

Aug. 19, 2009

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then be adopted.

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises various details, but does not change its substance. This version was subsequently superseded by another substitute with more changes.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Aug. 26, 2009

Substitute offered by Sen. Jud Gilbert (R-25)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 35 to 0 (details)

To exempt service club and religious sign structures less than eight square feet in area from regulations and restrictions on highway billboards. The bill also bans animated signs, unless the signs change below a certain speed and have limited luminescence, revises renewal fees and penalties for late renewal, places caps on the aggregate revenue collected from these, and revises regulations on cutting down vegetation blocking signs.

Received in the House

Aug. 26, 2009

Sept. 2, 2009

Passed in the House 105 to 0 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Sept. 3, 2009