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AB 2099: Advertising displays: customary maintenance.
What AB 2099 does, verified May 16, 2026
This bill aims to regulate the outdoor advertising industry in California by prohibiting government entities from limiting the maintenance of existing advertising displays without compensation. The bill would allow for customary maintenance activities, including replacing structural members and using stronger materials, to be performed without payment, as long as the display is lawfully erected. This would provide flexibility for advertisers to maintain their displays while ensuring that government entities do not unfairly restrict their ability to do so.
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Last action: In committee: Held under submission. (2026-05-14)Alert me
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| May. 14, 2026 | In committee: Held under submission. |
| Apr. 22, 2026 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| Apr. 09, 2026 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 21. Noes 0.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Mar. 02, 2026 | Referred to Com. on G.O. |
| Feb. 19, 2026 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 21. |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 18, 2026 · 223 words
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2099
| Introduced by Assembly Member Mark González |
February 18, 2026 |
An act to add Section 5208.3 to the Business and Professions Code, relating to outdoor advertising.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2099, as introduced, Mark González. Advertising displays: customary maintenance.
The Outdoor Advertising Act regulates placement of advertising displays adjacent to and within specified distances of highways that are part of the national system of interstate and defense highways and federal-aid highways. The act prohibits limitations on the customary maintenance of a lawfully erected advertising display within the state by any governmental entity without payment of compensation, as specified.
This bill would authorize, as part of customary maintenance, an activity performed for the purpose of maintaining an advertising display in its existing physical configuration, including, but not limited to, replacing structural members and using stronger materials, as specified.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 5208.3 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read:5208.3.
“Customary maintenance” means an activity performed on a display for the purpose of maintaining the display in its existing physical configuration, including, but not limited to, replacing structural members, such as posts and internal bracing, and using stronger materials, without increasing the number of posts.Text of AB 2099 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions