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 its provisions certain advertising displays that advertise the business conducted, services rendered, or goods produced or sold on the property upon which the display is placed, as specified. The act also exempts from its provisions specified advertising displays at an arena located on public land with a capacity of 5,000 seats or more that provides a permanent venue for professional sports, and that advertises products, goods, or services that are or will be sold on the premises of the arena on a regular basis pursuant to a specified agreement.
California SB 31 (20132014) — Outdoor advertising displays: arenas.
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 its provisions certain advertising displays that advertise the business conducted, services rendered, or goods produced or sold on the property upon which the display is placed, as specified. The act also exempts from its provisions specified advertising displays at an arena located on public land with a capacity of 5,000 seats or more that provides a permanent venue for professional sports, and that advertises products, goods, or services that are or will be sold on the premises of the arena on a regular basis pursuant to a specified agreement.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 31 Padilla Senate Third Reading By HALL — 77–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Special Consent #2 — 37–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB31 Padilla Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Padilla — primary (person)
Bocanegra — coauthor (person)
Bradford — coauthor (person)
Correa — coauthor (person)
Gaines — coauthor (person)
Garcia — coauthor (person)
Gomez — coauthor (person)
Hall — coauthor (person)
Holden — coauthor (person)
Huff — coauthor (person)
Ian Calderon — coauthor (person)
Jones-Sawyer — coauthor (person)
Lara — coauthor (person)
Levine — coauthor (person)
Price — coauthor (person)
Rendon — coauthor (person)
Steinberg — principal coauthor (person)
Wagner — coauthor (person)
Walters — coauthor (person)
Wilk — coauthor (person)
Wyland — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2012-12-03 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2012-12-04 From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 3.
2013-01-10 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
2013-04-01 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-04-03 Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. referral-committee
2013-04-04 Set for hearing April 9.
2013-04-10 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 487.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-04-12 Set for hearing April 22.
2013-04-22 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 616.) (April 22). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-04-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-04-24 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2013-04-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 713.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-04-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2013-05-16 Referred to Com. on G.O. referral-committee
2013-06-06 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-06-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2013-07-03 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 3). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-08-05 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-08 From consent calendar.
2013-08-08 Ordered to third reading.
2013-08-22 Read third time and amended. (Page 2670.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-08-22 Ordered to third reading.
2013-09-06 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2971.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-09-06 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2013-09-11 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2362.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-09-19 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
2013-10-04 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-10-04 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 542, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6b09d34b-26e7-4be7-81a6-5cb10198efee. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).