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Attorney warns lawmakers that public‑notice bill lacks standards, urges rulemaking
Summary
At a House committee hearing, attorney Peter Fritz supported modernizing public‑notice law (SB2929) but said the bill gives agencies electronic posting authority without standards, funding or ADA readiness; he urged rulemaking or a working group before full roll‑out.
Supporters of SB2929, a bill to allow government agencies to satisfy public‑notice obligations by posting on official websites, argued the change would modernize an outdated system. But at least one experienced attorney pressed for guardrails to prevent an uneven or inaccessible transition.
Peter Fritz told the committee the bill "authorizes electronic notice without telling anyone how to do it correctly, what standards apply, who is responsible, or what…
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