General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 143 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 541 Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: SEN. MCLACHLAN, 24th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 143 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 541 Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: SEN. MCLACHLAN, 24th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE PUBLICATION OF NOTICE IN NEWSPAPERS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to provide that when municipalities are required to publish legal notice in the newspaper, such notice shall only be required to include a brief description of the matter being noticed and a reference to the municipal web site for additional information, and to further permit such notice to be made in weekly free newspapers mailed to residents. Statement of Purpose: To provide local property tax relief by reducing costly newspaper public notice requirements for municipalities.