AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - HIGHWAYS (Repeals the criminal prohibition against painting, printing or affixing advertisements to signs and billboards within limits of public highways without the written consent of the chief of police of the city or town in which the highway is located.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 15, 2018
Last action Apr 12, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Apr 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
04/12/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 15, 2018
Introduced
03/15/2018 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Newberry
RRepublican
P
Doc Corvese
DDemocratic
P
Jay Edwards
DDemocratic
P
Joe Shekarchi
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Tanzi
DDemocratic
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