Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 2141: Signs or advertisements within the limits of a highway; increases civil penalty.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 2141 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Signs or advertisements within the limits of a highway; increases civil penalty. Primary sponsor: Paul V. Milde. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2025): Left in Transportation.
Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written
Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Signs or advertisements within the limits of a highway; civil penalty. Increases the civil penalty for placing advertisements and signs within the limits of any highway from $100 to $250 but retains the $100 civil penalty for identical signs and advertisements located within a 100-yard radius of a sign or advertisement for which the $250 civil penalty is imposed. The bill clarifies that when such signs and advertisements are removed, civil penalties may be collected in addition to the cost of removing such advertisements or signs.
Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul V. Milde | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Left in Transportation
- Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 2-N)
- Referred to Committee on Transportation
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101092D