Loading chat...
AR HB1495
Bill
Status
2/26/2013
Primary Sponsor
Kim Hammer
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Creates the Arkansas Public Notice Act of 2013, establishing an internet-based public notice calendar maintained by the Secretary of State and accessible to the public at no cost
-
Allows government entities to publish required public notices on the online calendar instead of in newspapers, reducing government spending on advertising
-
Secretary of State may set optional fees for website publication while considering cost savings to government entities compared to newspaper publication
-
Amends 33 separate Arkansas Code sections to reference the new public notice system, allowing notices for bond sales, elections, and proclamations to be published online or in newspapers at the entity's discretion
-
Effective only upon voter approval of House Joint Resolution 1007, which concerns allowing the General Assembly to determine the manner of publishing notices
Legislative Description
To Save Government Money; And To Create An Internet Public Notice Calendar To Be Viewed By All Persons Free Of Charge.
Last Action
Recommended for study in the Interim by Joint Interim Committee on STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS- HOUSE
4/11/2013