HB4505 Summary

• Amends the Notice By Publication Act and Newspaper Legal Notice Act to recognize digital publications as newspapers for purposes of legal notice publication.

• Defines qualifying digital publications as those with 3,000+ unique monthly U.S. visitors (50%+ from the geographic area where notice must be published) during the preceding 12 months.

• Requires qualifying digital publications to regularly gather, prepare, and publish news or information concerning local, national, or international events and matters of public interest.

• Specifies that digital publications must be subscription-based (paid for by subscribers) to qualify as newspapers under these acts.

• Exempts digital publications from the requirement to include notices in total circulation on publication date, unlike traditional printed newspapers.