HB306 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul Beckman

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Campaign Signs, DOT or county or municipal highway dept req'd to give notice to candidate before removal of certain size campaign signs if within 150 days of election

Summary

HB 306 would require highway departments to notify and give candidates a chance to remove certain campaign signs before removing them, if the removal is within 150 days of an election.

What This Bill Does

If a campaign sign that is at least four feet long is in the highway right-of-way, the Department of Transportation or a county/municipal highway department must contact the candidate at least 24 hours before removal, ask them to remove the sign by a specified time, and warn that the sign will be removed and disposed if not removed. The requirement only applies within 150 days of an election. If the candidate does not remove the sign by the deadline, the department may remove and dispose of it.

Who It Affects

• Candidates or principal campaign committees or political action committees with campaign signs in the highway right-of-way within 150 days of an election, who would receive notice and removal deadlines.
• State or local transportation departments (Department of Transportation or county/municipal highway departments) that are responsible for highway maintenance and would carry out the notification and potential removal.

Key Provisions

• Campaign sign is defined as any sign advertising an election and at least four feet in length on any side.
• Applies to signs erected in the highway right-of-way and within 150 days of an election; the department must notify and request removal by a specified time, with a 24-hour notice to the candidate.
• If the candidate does not remove the sign by the specified time, the department may remove and dispose of the sign as it sees fit.
• The department must contact the campaign committee or PAC identified on the sign as required by law (Section 17-5-12).
• Effective immediately after the Governor signs, or otherwise becomes law.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Transportation Department