Legal Notices
Summary
Legal Notices; Revises requirements for newspapers publishing legal notices; removes option for publication on newspaper's website; provides for publication of legal notices on publicly accessible websites; authorizes governmental agency to publish legal notices on publicly accessible website; authorizes governmental agency with certain percentage of its population located within county meeting population threshold to use publicly accessible website; requires governmental agency to provide specified notice to residents & property owners relating to alternative methods of receiving notices; provides requirement for public bid advertisements made by governmental agencies on publicly accessible websites.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Feb 22, 2022
Signed May 10, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2022 · House Mar 2, 2022
How they voted
25–12
Passed
Total votes 37
Mar 10, 2022
D
Democratic14
78% Nay
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Amendments
1
May 10, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 79, NAYS 40
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Introduced
Amendment 388396 Concur
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 13
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (388396)
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 9 NAYS 6
upper
Mar 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/08/22, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 78, NAYS 39
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2022
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Erin Grall
RRepublican
P
Randy Fine
RRepublican
Co
Jason Fischer
RRepublican
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