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 This version was subsequently superseded by another substitute with more changes.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 in the House by voice vote 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 in the House by voice vote on June 24, 2009.
• Passed in the House (109 to 0) on June 24, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• 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 This version was subsequently superseded by another substitute with more changes.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 in the Senate by voice vote 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 in the Senate by voice vote on August 26, 2009.
• Passed in the Senate (35 to 0) 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. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on August 26, 2009.
• Passed in the House (105 to 0) on September 2, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 3, 2009.