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AB 2717STATE · CaliforniaVetoed

Outdoor advertising displays: arenas: exemptions.

Voted 9/27/2026View source

Summary

The Outdoor Advertising Act provides for the regulation by the Department of Transportation of advertising displays, as defined, within view of public highways. The act exempts from most of its provisions an advertising display used exclusively to advertise products, goods, or services that are either sold on the premises of an arena or marketed or promoted on the premises of an arena if, among other conditions, the advertising display has been authorized, as of January 1, 2021, by, or in accordance with, a local ordinance, including, but not limited to, a specific plan or sign district adopted in connection with the approval of the arena, as provided. The act requires an advertising display that is located on the premises of an arena and that was erected pursuant to the exemption also to be authorized by, or in accordance with, an ordinance, including, but not limited to, a specific plan or sign district, as provided. This bill would, on and after January 1, 2028, similarly exempt from most provisions of the act an advertising display used exclusively to advertise products, goods, or services that are either sold on the premises of an arena or marketed or promoted on the premises of the arena if, among other conditions, the advertising display has been authorized, as of January 1, 2032, by, or in accordance with a local ordinance or other discretionary approval, including, but not limited to, a specific plan or sign district that benefits the arena, as specified. The bill would require, before one of these advertising displays may be placed, a determination from the department or the Federal Highway Administration that the display will not cause a reduction in federal aid funds or otherwise be inconsistent with federal law, federal regulations, or an agreement between the state and a federal agency or department, as specified. This bill would limit both of these exemptions to an arena that is fully constructed or under construction on or before January 1, 2027. The bill would instead require an advertising display that is located on the premises of an arena and that was erected pursuant to either of these exemptions to be authorized by an ordinance or other discretionary approval, including, but not limited to, a specific plan, sign district, or conditional use permit, as specified. The bill would prohibit an arena from having more than a total of 2 advertising displays pursuant to these exemptions. Except for advertising displays authorized by the existing exemption, the bill would require certain advertising displays placed pursuant to the new exemption for one arena to be located at least 5,000 feet from an advertising display authorized pursuant to an exemption for another arena. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 5272 of the Business and Professions Code proposed by SB 1228 to be operative only if this bill and SB 1228 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

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Roll-call record

How representatives voted

111 yea·1 nay

Docket history

Action history

  1. 9/27/2026Vetoed by Governor.
  2. 9/15/2026Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
  3. 8/31/2026Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 7063.).
  4. 8/31/2026Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 7063.)
  5. 8/31/2026In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
  6. 8/31/2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 1.).
  7. 8/30/2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  8. 8/28/2026Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
  9. 8/24/2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  10. 8/21/2026Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.