HB 2041 Summary

• Amends the definition of "newspaper" in Arizona law to remove the requirement that publications must have been admitted to the U.S. mail as second-class matter for at least one year.

• Modifies county contracting procedures to allow newspapers that do not meet the historical second-class mailing requirement to bid on county advertising and printing contracts.

• Changes language in county contract provisions to allow boards of supervisors to advertise in publications other than the official county newspaper under existing conditions (additional advertising, authorized but not required by law, or statutorily required in different location).

• Streamlines the definition of "newspaper" to focus on substantive characteristics: regular issuance of general news, known office of publication with dated and numbered issues, and a bona fide list of paying subscribers.