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Committee approves phased state public-notice website after debate over newspapers and broadband access
Summary
Lawmakers advanced an amended House Bill 12-83 to allow state and local units to publish public notices on a state-run website on a phased schedule beginning July 1, 2028; supporters cited cost savings and timeliness, while press groups warned about transparency and reach in areas without internet access.
Representative Zimmerman offered an amendment to House Bill 12-83 that would require the Office of Technology to create a state public-notice website and would phase in which political subdivisions could post on it. Zimmerman said the amendment phases access beginning on 07/01/2028 for subdivisions in counties with population not more than 50,000, expands in a second phase on 01/01/2029 for larger counties, and completes the phase-in on 07/01/2029 for remaining units.
The committee heard several hours of testimony. Supporters — including Scott Bowling of the Indiana…
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