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Debate stalls HB1312 proposal for statewide public-notice website; motion to recommit to appropriations fails
Summary
Lawmakers debated a bill to create an optional statewide public-notice website; the author said setup would cost about $400,000 with $120,000 annual maintenance, phased in through 2027. A motion to recommit the bill to Appropriations failed on a roll call, 2-8, after members raised concerns about excluding newspaper notice and the digital divide.
The Senate committee debated House Bill 1312, a proposal to create a statewide public-notice website available free to state and local governments and to residents, but a motion to recommit the bill to the Appropriations Committee failed on a roll call vote 2–8 after members expressed sharply divided views on the digital divide, newspaper notice and cost.
Rep. Meltzer, the bill's House sponsor, told senators the proposal would be phased in beginning July 2026, with later phases in January 2027 and July 2027, and that it would be free for governments and for residents who use it. Meltzer said the website would be searchable by local unit and by notice type and would allow email…
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