Allows public bodies to continue using newspapers for required public notices and legal advertisements until certain specified date regardless of format.*
This bill extends New Jersey's requirement that public bodies (like municipalities and school districts) may use newspapers for official public notices and legal advertisements - such as meeting schedules, bid solicitations, or ordinance publications - through March 1, 2025. It allows newspapers to be used regardless of format (print or digital) during this period, without charging extra fees for viewing digital notices or exceeding existing publication rates. The law ensures continuity for public notice requirements that previously had a deadline, covering both physical and electronic newspaper formats. It applies specifically to notices required under state law for public transparency.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2024
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
Dec 2024
Signed into Law
Dec 2024
Introduced Dec 12, 2024
Signed Dec 31, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Dec 19, 2024 · General Assembly Dec 19, 2024
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Dec 19, 2024
D
Democratic25
88% Yea
R
Republican15
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Dec 31, 2024
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2024, c.106.
executive
Dec 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0)
upper
Dec 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (49-19-1)
lower
Dec 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Dec 12, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
3 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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