Billboard Bill to Ban Smut, Allow Owners to Cut Trees

A bill was voted out of a House committee last week in Georgia that would ban signs that appeal to prurient interests and would exempt billboard owners from paying to cut trees that block business signs, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. The bill HB 1097, sponsored by Rep. Tom McCall (R-Elberton), also makes way for newer billboards that use electronic illumination to display multiple messages, which could potentially be distracting for motorists.