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IN HB1013
Bill
Status
1/26/2015
Primary Sponsor
Gerald Torr
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AI Summary
HB 1013 Summary
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Establishes "locality newspaper" definition with 13 specific requirements, including weekly publication, community content, maximum 75% advertising, continuous 3-year publication history, and independent circulation audits.
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Allows political subdivisions (excluding counties) to publish required notices in locality newspapers as an alternative to county-published newspapers, provided the locality newspaper meets all statutory requirements.
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Requires locality newspapers to file verified affidavits with political subdivisions before January 1 each year attesting to circulation figures based on independent audits from the previous year.
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Applies circulation verification and notice publication standards to locality newspapers on equal terms with traditional newspapers and qualified publications for purposes of public notice requirements.
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Effective July 1, 2015; amends Indiana Code sections IC 5-3, IC 9-22, IC 16-18, IC 20-48, and IC 36-12 regarding public notice publication procedures.
Legislative Description
Publication of notice by political subdivisions. Provides that in certain circumstances, a political subdivision (other than a county) may publish notice in a locality newspaper that circulates in the political subdivision instead of in a newspaper that is published in the county and circulates in the political subdivision. Establishes requirements for locality newspapers that may publish notice.
Last Action
First Reading: Referred to committee on Commerce & Technology
2/24/2015