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TN HB0773

Bill

Status

Passed

5/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Dennis Powers

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Origin

House of Representatives

114th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Websites publishing legal notices must be free to view without fees or subscriptions and must be separate from and owned by an entity other than the newspaper of general circulation

  • Website owners publishing legal notices must charge per-word rates comparable to but not exceeding rates charged to other advertisers

  • Invoices for legal notice publication must include an affidavit listing the number of days the notice appeared on the website

  • Exemptions apply to legal notices required under § 35-5-101 (foreclosure notices) and sample ballot publications required under § 2-5-211

  • Effective date: July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 1, Chapter 3, relative to legal notices.

Newspapers and Publications

Last Action

Effective date(s) 07/01/2025

5/27/2025

Committee Referrals

Calendar4/22/2025
Finance, Ways and Means4/22/2025
Calendar and Rules4/17/2025
Finance, Ways & Means4/17/2025
Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee4/10/2025
Finance, Ways & Means4/9/2025
State & Local Government3/12/2025
Public Service Subcommittee3/5/2025
State & Local Government2/12/2025

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