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ID H0166
Bill
Status
2/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Allows any person, governmental entity, or business required to publish notices in newspapers to instead publish electronically on the state controller's website, with the same legal effect as newspaper publication
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Requires staggered implementation: state controller must have electronic publication operational for all state agencies by January 1, 2026, and fully operational for all entities with subscription notification features by January 1, 2027
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Permits governmental entities to publish abbreviated notices in newspapers containing only the title, date, and internet link (or QR code) to the full notice on the entity's official website
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Removes the cost comparison requirement for first class mail publication, which previously required mailing costs to be less than newspaper publication costs to qualify as legal notice
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State controller must provide free public access to published notices and implement filtering by public meeting location and project site address for subscription notifications
Legislative Description
Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for the electronic publication of public notices on the state controller's website and certain abbreviated newspaper publications by governmental entities and to revise provisions regarding publication by first class mail.
PUBLIC NOTICES
Last Action
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
2/21/2025