SB 252 Indiana Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Notice publication.

Summary
Changes the qualifications required for a newspaper to publish legal notices as follows: (1) A newspaper must have been published for 12 consecutive months (instead of three years). (2) A newspaper must have had an average paid circulation during the preceding year of at least 500 (instead of 200) that may include the number of website page views reported by a website's host provider. (Current law only includes the average requested or paid circulation as reported in the United States Postal Service Statement of Ownership.) Requires a locality newspaper to have been published for 12 consecutive months (instead of three years) to be eligible to publish legal notices. Requires a paid circulation threshold for a newspaper published in a county of 2% of the county population. Makes technical corrections.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 11, 2024 Signed Mar 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2024 · House Mar 4, 2024

How they voted

470
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
Feb 5, 2024
D Democratic9
8 Yea 1
88% Yea
R Republican39
39 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
33
Key actions
13
Committee
4
Amendments
4
Mar 13, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 311: yeas 47, nays 0
upper
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Mar 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 331: yeas 94, nays 0
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Introduced
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 267: yeas 95, nays 3
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amendment #1 (Miller D) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 112: yeas 48, nays 0
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Buck) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment #2 (Buck) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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