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Committee amends Newspaper Advertising Act to allow online notices and statewide posting requirement
Summary
The committee adopted omnibus amendments to HB1291 broadening 'newspaper of general circulation' to include digital formats, requiring real-time website posting and a statewide public-notice site; amendments passed (22-4 and 25-1), and the bill was reported 14-12.
The House Local Government Committee advanced House Bill 1291, a measure to update the Newspaper Advertising Act (Title 45) and give government entities more flexibility in how they publish required public notices.
John Casselli summarized the bill’s core change: the definition of a “newspaper of general circulation” would expand to prioritize a printed newspaper with an online website; if no such print product exists, a digital newspaper or an online-only/free paper that meets content and format…
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