Bill Text: FL S1666 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Placement of Electronic Billboards
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2020-03-14 - Died in Agriculture [S1666 Detail]
Download: Florida-2020-S1666-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2020 SB 1666 By Senator Albritton 26-01449-20 20201666__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to placement of electronic billboards; 3 creating s. 479.026, F.S.; defining the term 4 “electronic billboard”; authorizing electronic 5 billboards to be placed on certain agricultural lands 6 under certain circumstances; providing an effective 7 date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11 Section 1. Section 479.026, Florida Statutes, is created to 12 read: 13 479.026 Electronic billboards; agricultural lands.— 14 (1) As used in this section, the term “electronic 15 billboard” means a billboard comprised of light-emitting diode 16 (LED) bulbs that are arranged and timed to create static, 17 changing, or full-motion text and images controlled remotely by 18 a combination of hardware, computers, software, and an Internet 19 connection. 20 (2) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the 21 contrary, electronic billboards may be placed on lands 22 designated as agricultural lands under s. 193.461 if: 23 (a) The parcel on which the electronic billboard is to be 24 placed can reasonably accommodate the billboard. 25 (b) Sufficient utilities are available to support the 26 placement, operation, and maintenance of the electronic 27 billboard. 28 (c) The parcel on which the electronic billboard is to be 29 placed is comprehensively zoned by the local government to allow 30 placement of electronic billboards. 31 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.