Public Act 86 of 2009

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• Introduced by Rep. Andrew Kandrevas (D) on June 17, 2009, 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 House Transportation Committee on June 17, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on June 18, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on June 24, 2009, 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 This version was subsequently superseded by another substitute with more changes.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 in the House on June 24, 2009.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Andrew Kandrevas (D) on June 24, 2009, 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 in the House on June 24, 2009.
• Passed 109 to 0 in the House on June 24, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on June 25, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Transportation Committee on June 25, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on August 19, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then be adopted.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on August 19, 2009, 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 This version was subsequently superseded by another substitute with more changes.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 in the Senate on August 19, 2009.
  • Substitute offered by Sen. Jud Gilbert (R) on August 26, 2009, 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 in the Senate on August 26, 2009.
• Passed 35 to 0 in the Senate on August 26, 2009, 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.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on August 26, 2009.
• Passed 105 to 0 in the House on September 2, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 3, 2009.