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When highway construction, widening, or reconstruction forces an outdoor advertising sign to be moved or rebuilt, this bill expands what sign owners are allowed to do. Under current law, relocated or remodeled signs generally must match the size and height of the original sign and stay within standard height limits; this bill would let owners instead choose to rebuild signs up to 65 feet tall, taller if needed to keep the advertising visible from the highway, or at the same height as before, while still capping the sign's size at what current law otherwise permits. It also applies this same expanded height flexibility to signs whose visibility is blocked by road projects, noise barriers, or similar government work, and lets owners in that situation choose to relocate the sign instead. Finally, sign owners could move forward with a relocation or remodel 30 days after submitting a written request to the local city or county, even without receiving formal approval, and local governments would still be required to cover relocation costs when they cause the need for the move or block it entirely.