Tennessee · Senate Bill 1096 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 54, Chapter 21, relative to outdoor advertising.

SB 1096 Sponsored by Janice Bowling Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 31, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Advertising - As introduced, changes the definition of "visible" in the Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 2020 to "capable of being seen and comprehended without visual aid by a person traveling the posted speed limit on the main traveled way of the highway"; authorizes the commissioner of transportation to issue vegetation control permits to owners of outdoor advertising device permits to remove, block cut, or…

Read the full title (111 words)

Advertising - As introduced, changes the definition of "visible" in the Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 2020 to "capable of being seen and comprehended without visual aid by a person traveling the posted speed limit on the main traveled way of the highway"; authorizes the commissioner of transportation to issue vegetation control permits to owners of outdoor advertising device permits to remove, block cut, or trim vegetation located on the right-of-way, without regard to whether it is adjacent to the device, if the vegetation prevents clear visibility for a certain distance to occupants of vehicles using the main traveled ways of the controlled systems. - Amends TCA Title 54, Chapter 21.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee · Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/8/2023 · Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
  5. SenateAction deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to 3/15/2023
  6. CommitteePlaced on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/15/2023 · Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
  7. SenateAction deferred in Senate Transportation and Safety Committee to first calendar of 2024

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.