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PA HB1291
Bill
Status
4/23/2025
Primary Sponsor
Robert Freeman
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AI Summary
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Amends Title 45 (Legal Notices) to expand where legal and public notices may be published, adding digital newspapers, online-only newspapers, and free newspapers as qualifying publications alongside traditional printed newspapers
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Requires all newspapers of general circulation to post legal and public notices on both their own websites and a Statewide public notice website at no additional cost to advertisers
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Redefines "daily newspaper" from requiring publication at least 5 days per week to at least 2 days per week, and removes outdated typographical definitions (agate, pica, point measurements)
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Establishes requirements for online-only newspapers to qualify for legal notice publication, including at least 1 year of continuous daily-updated publication, minimum 25% news/editorial content, registered domain name, and archivable format
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Creates website operator duties including ensuring continuous access, maintaining searchable archives for at least one year, and providing free public access to view and search notices; effective 60 days after enactment
Legislative Description
In general provisions, further providing for definitions; in legal advertising, further providing for level of advertising rates, for effect of failure to advertise when required and for no unauthorized advertisements to be published and providing for publication in newspapers of general circulation; and making editorial changes.
Last Action
Removed from table
2/4/2026