HB 1511 Summary

• Creates section 50.0311 to allow local governments to publish legally required advertisements and public notices on their publicly accessible websites instead of exclusively in newspapers, if authorized by ordinance.

• Establishes conditions for website publication: a public library or governmental facility must provide free internet access, residents must receive annual notice of the option to register for mail or email delivery of notices, and advertisements must be conspicuously placed on the website homepage with publication dates clearly indicated.

• Amends multiple Florida Statutes (sections 50.011, 50.021, 100.342, 125.66, 129.03, 129.06, and others) to recognize website publication as satisfying legal notice requirements for ordinances, budgets, elections, bids, zoning changes, and other governmental actions.

• Specifies publication frequency requirements when using websites (typically daily posting during required notice periods) as an alternative to newspaper publication schedules.

• Effective October 1, 2010.