Oregon legislators approved Senate Bill 639A, which allows rotating digital billboards along state roadways.
Oregon legislators approved Senate Bill 639A, which allows rotating digital billboards along state roadways.
Senate Bill 639A, which passed the House 45-13 Wednesday, defines a digital billboard as a sign with rotating static images no quicker than every eight seconds and doesn’t “create the appearance of movement.” The measure also limits brightness and requires the signs to be powered with renewable energy sources if available or for the company to purchase carbon credits to offset their power use. To become law, the Senate still must approve House amendments and receive the governor’s approval.
“This is one of those bills that’s quintessentially Oregon,” the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Tobias Read, D-Beaverton, said. “I’m sure there are people in Oregon that would like to see no billboards at all and I have no doubt that there are those who would like to see fewer restrictions on billboards.”
Read more at OregonLive.com.
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