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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia HB 649

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

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED

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.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 5, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 3, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 2, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 26, 2026
Senate		Reported from Transportation with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 5, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 29, 2026
House		Reported from Transportation with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 27, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)passSet your home in Virginia to see

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