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HB649Introduced in the House of Delegates

Removal of certain signs & advertisements within limits of hways.; agreements with local government.

Passed

Introduced by C.E. Hayes, District 91

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Removal of certain signs and advertisements within the limits of highways; agreements with local governing bodies in Planning District 23; requirements. Requires any agreement entered into by the Commissioner of Highways with a local governing body of a locality within Planning District 23 with a population between 245,000 and 350,000 and that has a tax increment financing district authorizing the removal of signs and advertisements within the limits of a highway to provide that the locality shall only authorize designated employees of the locality acting in their official capacity and contractors employed by the locality to remove such signs or advertisements and shall not authorize volunteers to act on behalf of such locality for the removal of signs or advertisements.

Where it stands

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0410)

April 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

House of DelegatesStage: Senate substitute agreed to by House (90-Y 7-N 0-A) · March 5, 2026

90

Yes

7

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

99 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

Citizen Voice

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See how each delegate voted

DelegateDistrictVote
Patrick Hope1Yes
Adele McClure2Yes
Alfonso Lopez3Yes
Charniele Herring4Yes
Kirk McPike5Yes
Richard Sullivan6Yes
Karen Keys-Gamarra7Yes
Irene Shin8Yes
Karrie Delaney9Yes
Dan Helmer10Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105136D

  2. Referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Assigned HTRAN sub: Transportation Infrastructure and Funding

  4. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB649)

  5. House subcommittee offered

  6. Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 2-N 1-A)

  7. House committee offered

  8. Reported from Transportation with substitute (19-Y 2-N)

  9. Committee substitute printed 26106582D-H1

  10. Read first time

  11. Passed by for the day

  12. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB649)

  13. Floor offered Delegate Hayes Amendments

  14. Passed by temporarily

  15. Read second time

  16. committee substitute agreed to

  17. Delegate Hayes Floor amendments agreed to

  18. Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended

  19. Read third time and passed House (92-Y 5-N 0-A)

  20. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  21. Referred to Committee on Transportation

  22. Senate committee offered

  23. Reported from Transportation with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

  24. Committee substitute printed 26108482D-S1

  25. Rules suspended

  26. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  27. Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

  28. Read third time

  29. Transportation Substitute agreed to

  30. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

  31. Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  32. Senate substitute agreed to by House (90-Y 7-N 0-A)

  33. Enrolled

  34. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB649ER)

  35. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB649)

  36. Signed by Speaker

  37. Signed by President

  38. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026

  39. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  40. Approved by Governor-Chapter 410 (effective 7/1/2026)

  41. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0410)

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