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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 77(R)

HOUSE BILL 1697  

HOUSE AUTHOR: Ellis, Dan

EFFECTIVE: 06-14-01         

SENATE SPONSOR: Ogden

House Bill 1697 applies, in a county with a population of 65,000 or less, to an outdoor sign that is erected or maintained by a nonprofit county agricultural fair or a public or private school or institution of higher learning. The bill amends the Transportation Code to provide that the sign may include the logo or emblem of an entity that sponsors the fair, or that provides significant funding to the school or institution of higher learning, if the logo or emblem occupies less than 25 percent of the area of the sign.