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MA H1632

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Leigh Davis

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Online-only newspapers without print publications may satisfy legal advertisement requirements by publishing notices on both their own website and a statewide website
  • Amends Chapter 4, Section 13 of the Massachusetts General Laws regarding publication requirements
  • Website operator errors or temporary outages that prevent proper display of legal notices shall not constitute a defect in publication
  • Legal notices remain valid if they appear correctly on either the newspaper's website or the statewide website and meet all other requirements
  • Similar legislation was previously filed as House No. 1723 in the 2023-2024 session

Legislative Description

Relative to legal advertisements in online-only newspapers

Last Action

Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

10/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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