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Int 0541-2024

Banning moving billboards.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructureintroduced 2024-03-07

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2024-03-07Passed: 2025-12-31

Summary

This bill would ban moving-billboards. These billboards are already illegal under the Rules of the City of New York. The bill would codify 34 RCNY 4-12(j).

Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureMass transportation agencies and facilities, Taxi and Limousine Commission, Department of Transportation and New York City Transit Authority, and the Department of Design and Construction and matters related to infrastructure projects within New York City.

How it compares

6% of similar bills passed

3 passed · 47 died

This bill: 664 days in committee

Similar bills: median 489 days · 138 days when passed

Sponsors (4)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-03-07 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-03-07 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2025-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2024-03-07 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subchapter 2 of chapter 1 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-175.8 to read as follows: � 19-175.8 Moving billboards. a. No person shall operate, stand, or park a vehicle on any street or roadway for the purpose of commercial advertising. Advertising notices relating to the business for which a vehicle is used may be put upon a motor vehicle when such vehicle is in use for normal delivery or business purposes, and not merely or mainly for the purpose of commercial advertising, provided that no portion of any such notice shall be reflectorized, illuminated, or animated, and provided that no such notice shall be put upon the top of the vehicle and that no special body or other object shall be put upon vehicles for commercial advertising purposes. Advertisements may be put upon vehicles licensed by the taxi and limousine commission in accordance with the commission's rules. b. Any person who violates the provisions of subdivision a of this section is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $500. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. Session 13 LS # 811 1/10/24 Session 12 CP LS # 811 2/16/22 1