Introduced
by
To require a newspaper in which government legal notices are published to also place these on a section of a website that can be accessed at no charge.
Referred to the Committee on Local Government
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Passed in the Senate 34 to 0 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed in the House 61 to 38 (details)
To require a newspaper in which government legal notices are published to also place these on a section of a website that can be accessed at no charge. Note: Before the internet, even most small communities had daily or weekly newspapers, and state laws required them to publish certain local government notices to the public, for which they were paid. As the 21st century advances these laws have been modified to reflect changes in technology and the newspaper industry, with some changes opposed by newspapers previously paid to run the notices.
