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Commission proposes secretary‑of‑state backup for legal notices; newspaper group urges do‑not‑pass
Summary
The Public Service Commission, newspapers and local stakeholders debated Senate Bill 2069, which would require agencies to file legally mandated newspaper notices with the Secretary of State as a backstop when a newspaper fails to publish.
The committee heard competing testimony on Senate Bill 2069, which would require state agencies to publish legally required notices with the Secretary of State in addition to newspaper publication so that if a newspaper fails to run a notice the SOS posting would satisfy the legal publication obligation.
Commissioner Sherry Hogan Hufford (Public Service Commission) and staff told the committee SB 2069 is intended as a practical backstop: maintain existing newspaper publication requirements while adding a centralized, state‑maintained posting so publication failures would not force hearing cancellations or repeated notices. "Importantly, this bill does not alter existing newspaper publication requirements," the commissioner emphasized in testimony.
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