HB 2167: Fees; publications; legal notices; fees; effective date. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to update publication fees for legal notices, increase certain fees, and add requirements for online publication. The Senate version also includes a committee report indicating the bill passed the committee.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on fees for publishing legal notices, but fee amounts and online publication requirements were modified.

FISCAL

Publication fees were increased from 14 cents per word to 15 cents per word for first insertion, and from 13 cents per word to 14 cents per word for subsequent insertions.

Tabular matter fees were increased from 70 cents per line to $1.10 per line for first insertion, and from 65 cents per line to $1.00 per line for subsequent insertions.

REQUIREMENT

New requirement added that newspapers must publish notices on their websites and a statewide website without paywalls if they operate a website.

Added requirement that newspapers must upload notices to a statewide website maintained as a joint venture of Oklahoma newspapers.

TIMELINE

Added a committee report indicating the bill was reported on April 17, 2025, with a recommendation to pass.

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to transition from a committee substitute version to the House floor version, incorporating additional sponsors (Coleman of the Senate) and adjusting the document header and page numbering. The substantive legislative content regarding publication fees, notice requirements, and effective dates remains unchanged from the committee version.

TECHNICAL

Added Senate sponsor Coleman to the bill authorship line, changing it from 'By: Pfeiffer' to 'By: Pfeiffer and Wilk of the House and Coleman of the Senate'.

Changed the document header from 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' to 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process.

Adjusted page numbering and formatting throughout the document to align with floor version standards, including renumbering of sections and removal of committee-specific markup.

SUBSTANTIVE

All substantive provisions regarding publication fees, notice requirements, and effective dates remain identical to the committee substitute version with no policy changes.

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 → House Committee Substitute · 7 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends Oklahoma's legal publication fee structure, updating word and line rates for notices, clarifying formatting requirements, and establishing a minimum $25 charge for small notices. The changes also mandate that newspapers make published notices accessible on their websites and a statewide portal, with specific rules about deadlines and remedies for missed publications.

Scope change

The bill maintains its scope as a fee regulation for legal notices but expands requirements for digital accessibility and clarifies formatting standards for tabular matter and type sizes.

REQUIREMENT

Updated publication fees from 14 cents/word to $0.14/word for first insertion and $0.13/word for subsequent insertions, with tabular matter fees adjusted to $0.70/line for first insertion and $0.65/line for subsequent insertions.

Added a minimum $25 charge for any notice when calculated word and line fees total less than $25.

Mandated that newspapers must publish notices on their websites in front of paywalls and upload them to a statewide joint venture website.

Clarified that temporary website outages do not invalidate otherwise valid newspaper publication of notices.

Updated type size requirements for notices to be between eight and ten-point noncondensed type unless larger size is requested.

Prohibited elimination of space between words or use of hyphenation to combine words in legal notices.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date of the act to November 1, 2025.

Enrolled (final version) → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to replace the entire text with a new version that clarifies fee structures for legal notice publication in Oklahoma. The changes primarily involve reorganizing the statute's structure while maintaining most substantive provisions regarding publication fees, type sizes, and website posting requirements.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the amendment appears to be a formatting and organizational update to the enrolled version.

TECHNICAL

Reorganized the bill structure from 'Enrolled' format to 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' format with updated committee amendment headers and page numbering.

Updated the title section to conform to amendments with clearer language about defining terms used in printing and publication processes.

Reformatted the fee schedule sections with clearer numbering and spacing while maintaining the same fee amounts for word and line charges.

Updated the effective date section and removed the original passage dates from House and Senate while keeping the November 1, 2025 effective date.

Reorganized the website posting requirements into a new subsection while maintaining the same obligations for newspaper and statewide website posting.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 5 edits · Apr 29, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was finalized as an enrolled version with minor formatting and organizational changes. The substantive policy content remains the same, including fee structures for legal notice publications, website posting requirements, and effective dates.

TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' to 'ENROLLED HOUSE' indicating final legislative approval status

Added 'SUBJECT: Fees' line for clarity in the enrolled version

Reorganized section numbering in the enrolled version (added subsection letters A-F instead of A with numbered paragraphs)

Changed page numbering from 'ENGR. H. B. NO. 2167' to 'ENR. H. B. NO. 2167' to reflect enrolled status

Minor formatting adjustments including spacing, punctuation, and removal of bracketed markup indicators from the enrolled version

Introduced → Engrossed · 5 edits · Apr 28, 2025

MODERATE

This bill modifies publication fees for legal notices in Oklahoma newspapers, adjusting per-word and per-line rates for different types of notices. It also clarifies formatting rules, updates submission deadlines, and maintains requirements for online posting of notices.

Scope change

The scope remains focused on legal notice publication fees and requirements, but fee amounts and formatting specifications have been updated.

FISCAL

Per-word fees for non-tabular notices changed from $0.14/$0.13 to $0.15/$0.14 for first and subsequent insertions, and tabular line fees adjusted from $0.70/$0.65 to $1.10/$1.00 per line.

REQUIREMENT

Added prohibition on using extra spacing or hyphenation to reduce word counts for fee calculation purposes.

Updated type size requirements from 8-10 point to eight-point to ten-point noncondensed type.

Reorganized numbering of subsections for clarity while maintaining the same substantive requirements for notice submission and online posting.

TECHNICAL

Changed bill header from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' and updated page headers to reflect the engrossed version.

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