HB2586

THE CONTEXT: Laws 1973, Chapter 146 established ADOT to provide for an integrated and balanced state transportation system with a director responsible for the department's administration ( A. R.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would asserts that ADOT may only display messages directly related to transportation or highway public safety on ADOT's dynamic message signs and state that ADOT may display amber alerts, silver alerts, blue alerts and reminders to vote on the dynamic message signs.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to make the government process for adot dynamic message signs more definite and accountable. It would asserts that ADOT may only display messages directly related to transportation or highway public safety on ADOT's dynamic message signs, and would also state that ADOT may display amber alerts, silver alerts, blue alerts and reminders to vote on the dynamic message signs, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.