February 14, 2007

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Opposition grows against billboard bill, but outcome still in doubt

Continue contacting delegates to oppose SB 1102!

A bill that will take away one more tool local governments have to regulate billboards in their communities is still alive in the House. Although SB 1102 (Williams) was defeated initially in the House 45-51 on Tuesday, supporters of the bill invoked a legislative prerogative that will allow it to be reconsidered. As a result, the supporters have been working hard since Tuesday afternoon to convince delegates to switch their votes. The bill was passed by for the day in the House immediately following the vote on Tuesday and again today, which means that local government officials MUST continue to contact their delegates to defeat this billboard industry-backed infringement on their authority.

SB 1102 would allow the owner of a billboard situated on land acquired due to widening, construction or reconstruction by purchase, or by exercise of eminent domain, to relocate the billboard to another location on the same property and adjust the height or angle of it.

If you have questions, contact Kimberly Pollard at kpollard@vml.org or 804/400-1987.

House vote on SB 1102 Tuesday, Feb. 13:

YEAS (45) -- Abbitt, Albo, Barlow, Bowling, Byron, Callahan, Carrico, Cosgrove, Cox, Crockett-Stark, Dudley, Fralin, Frederick, Gear, Griffith, Hall, Hamilton, Hugo, Iaquinto, Ingram, Janis, Joannou, S.C. Jones, Kilgore, Lohr, Marsden, D.W. Marshall, R.G. Marshall, J.H. Miller, Morgan, Nixon, Nutter, O'Bannon, Orrock, Phillips, Poisson, Rapp, Reid, Rust, Saxman, Scott, E.T., Sherwood, Suit, R.L. Ware, Wright.

NAYS (51) -- Alexander, Amundson, Armstrong, BaCote, Bell, Brink, Bulova, Caputo, Cline, Cole, Dance, Ebbin, Eisenberg, Englin, Gilbert, Hargrove, Hogan, Howell, A.T., Hull, Hurt, Johnson, Jones, D.C., Speaker Howell, Landes, Lewis, Lingamfelter, May, McClellan, McEachin, McQuigg, Melvin, P.J. Miller, Moran, Peace, Plum, Purkey, Scott, J.M., Shannon, Shuler, Sickles, Spruill, Tata, Toscano, Tyler, Valentine, Waddell, Ward, Ware, O., Watts, Welch, Wittman.

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