republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20132014/sb-694.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Outdoor advertising: transit stations."
description: "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 certain of its provisions advertising displays that advertise the business conducted or services rendered or goods produced or sold on the property upon which the display is placed, as specified. Existing law also exempts certain advertising displays in existence before January 1, 2009, at an arena located on public land with a capacity of 5,000 seats or more that provides a permanent venue for professional sports, subject to certain conditions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20132014"
identifier: "SB 694"
citation: "California SB 694 (20132014)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Outdoor advertising: transit stations."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Correa"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 27
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2013-02-22"
last_action: "2013-10-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e5a22ae-253e-4545-a6a2-ca172f924503"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB694"
source_hash: "48f264a51586468caeb47c7da0d567efecfbe183e65a94dc76f94d04e05759ec"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California SB 694 (20132014) — Outdoor advertising: transit stations.

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 certain of its provisions advertising displays that advertise the business conducted or services rendered or goods produced or sold on the property upon which the display is placed, as specified. Existing law also exempts certain advertising displays in existence before January 1, 2009, at an arena located on public land with a capacity of 5,000 seats or more that provides a permanent venue for professional sports, subject to certain conditions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/22/13 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB694&version=20130SB69499INT)
2. **04/22/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB694&version=20130SB69498AMD)
3. **05/02/13 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB694&version=20130SB69497AMD)
4. **07/01/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB694&version=20130SB69496AMD)
5. **09/03/13 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB694&version=20130SB69495AMD)
6. **10/04/13 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB694&version=20130SB69493CHP)
7. **SB694** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB694)
8. **09/12/13 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB694&version=20130SB69494ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **10–1** (pass) · upper
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **10–1** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **34–3** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **16–1** (pass) · lower
- SB 694 Correa Senate Third Reading By WAGNER — **65–7** (pass) · lower
- Unfinished Business SB694 Correa Concurrence — **31–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Correa — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2013-02-22** Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction`
- **2013-02-24** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 26.
- **2013-02-25** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2013-03-11** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-22** 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`
- **2013-04-25** Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-25** Set for hearing April 30.
- **2013-05-01** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1. Page 759.) (April 30). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-02** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-05-10** Set for hearing May 20.
- **2013-05-20** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-21** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-05-28** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 3. Page 1090.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2013-05-29** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2013-06-17** Referred to Com. on G.O. `referral-committee`
- **2013-06-26** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2013-07-01** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2013-08-14** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 1.) (August 14). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2013-08-15** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2013-09-03** Read third time and amended. (Page 2833.) `reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage`
- **2013-09-03** Ordered to third reading.
- **2013-09-06** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 65. Noes 7. Page 2973.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2013-09-06** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2013-09-10** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 7. Page 2280.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2013-09-18** 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 545, Statutes of 2013.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e5a22ae-253e-4545-a6a2-ca172f924503`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).