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House backs legal-notice change that opponents say could undercut newspaper publication
Summary
HB 301 passed the House after floor debate over whether allowing direct notice in some statutory cases would weaken public notice by publication and hurt small-town newspapers that rely on legal-advertising revenue.
The Utah House on Feb. 23 passed House Bill 301, which revises legal-notice procedures to allow, in some cases where statutes clearly identify recipients, direct notice in place of publication. Floor debate focused on whether the change would reduce passive public notice and threaten the viability of small-town newspapers that rely on legal-advertising revenue.
A floor opponent (identified in the transcript by the representative’s seat number)…
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