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Committee approves bill requiring online posting of legal notices where local news websites exist; press association warns of higher costs for public notice pay
Summary
House Bill 773 passed the committee by a 21-1 vote to require that when a legal notice is published in a newspaper of general circulation it also be posted on a local news and information website if one exists; the Tennessee Press Association warned the change could raise costs for public notice customers and questioned the bill’s fiscal note.
The State and Local Government Committee voted 21-1, with one present not voting, to advance House Bill 773, which requires that when legal notices (except foreclosures) are published in a newspaper of general circulation, the notice also be published on a news and information website if one exists in the area. The bill includes conditions that the website be distinct from the newspaper’s owner and not behind a paywall; rates would be calculated by word and not exceed the site owner’s established advertising rate.
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