103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3531 Introduced , by Rep. Jackie Haas SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 715 ILCS 5/2.1 715 ILCS 5/3.1 from Ch. 100, par. 3.1 Amends the Notice by Publication Act. Provides that whenever notice by publication in a newspaper is required by law, order of court, or contract, the newspaper publishing the notice shall, at no additional cost to the government, cause the notice to be placed on the newspaper's website established and maintained as a joint venture of the majority of Illinois newspapers as a repository for such notices. Provides that notice published as required by the Act on news media that exist solely online shall also meet publication requirements so long as the notice is also published in print media as required. LRB103 27277 LNS 53648 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3531 Introduced , by Rep. Jackie Haas SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 715 ILCS 5/2.1 715 ILCS 5/3.1 from Ch. 100, par. 3.1 715 ILCS 5/2.1 715 ILCS 5/3.1 from Ch. 100, par. 3.1 Amends the Notice by Publication Act. Provides that whenever notice by publication in a newspaper is required by law, order of court, or contract, the newspaper publishing the notice shall, at no additional cost to the government, cause the notice to be placed on the newspaper's website established and maintained as a joint venture of the majority of Illinois newspapers as a repository for such notices. Provides that notice published as required by the Act on news media that exist solely online shall also meet publication requirements so long as the notice is also published in print media as required. LRB103 27277 LNS 53648 b LRB103 27277 LNS 53648 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3531 Introduced , by Rep. Jackie Haas SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 715 ILCS 5/2.1 715 ILCS 5/3.1 from Ch. 100, par. 3.1 715 ILCS 5/2.1 715 ILCS 5/3.1 from Ch. 100, par. 3.1 715 ILCS 5/2.1 715 ILCS 5/3.1 from Ch. 100, par. 3.1 Amends the Notice by Publication Act. Provides that whenever notice by publication in a newspaper is required by law, order of court, or contract, the newspaper publishing the notice shall, at no additional cost to the government, cause the notice to be placed on the newspaper's website established and maintained as a joint venture of the majority of Illinois newspapers as a repository for such notices. Provides that notice published as required by the Act on news media that exist solely online shall also meet publication requirements so long as the notice is also published in print media as required. LRB103 27277 LNS 53648 b LRB103 27277 LNS 53648 b LRB103 27277 LNS 53648 b A BILL FOR HB3531LRB103 27277 LNS 53648 b HB3531 LRB103 27277 LNS 53648 b HB3531 LRB103 27277 LNS 53648 b 1 AN ACT concerning notices. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Notice By Publication Act is amended by 5 changing Sections 2.1 and 3.1 as follows: 6 (715 ILCS 5/2.1) 7 Sec. 2.1. Statewide website. Whenever notice by 8 publication in a newspaper is required by law, order of court, 9 or contract, the newspaper publishing the notice shall, at no 10 additional cost to the government, cause the notice to be 11 placed on the newspaper's website and the statewide website 12 established and maintained as a joint venture of the majority 13 of Illinois newspapers as a repository for such notices. 14 (Source: P.A. 100-72, eff. 1-1-18.) 15 (715 ILCS 5/3.1) (from Ch. 100, par. 3.1) 16 Sec. 3.1. When any notice is required by law, or order of 17 court, to be published in any newspaper, publication of such 18 notice shall include the printing of such notice in the total 19 circulation of each edition on the date of publication of the 20 newspaper in which the notice is published; and the newspaper 21 publishing the notice shall, at no additional cost to the 22 government, cause the notice to be placed on the newspaper's 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3531 Introduced , by Rep. Jackie Haas SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 715 ILCS 5/2.1 715 ILCS 5/3.1 from Ch. 100, par. 3.1 715 ILCS 5/2.1 715 ILCS 5/3.1 from Ch. 100, par. 3.1 715 ILCS 5/2.1 715 ILCS 5/3.1 from Ch. 100, par. 3.1 Amends the Notice by Publication Act. Provides that whenever notice by publication in a newspaper is required by law, order of court, or contract, the newspaper publishing the notice shall, at no additional cost to the government, cause the notice to be placed on the newspaper's website established and maintained as a joint venture of the majority of Illinois newspapers as a repository for such notices. Provides that notice published as required by the Act on news media that exist solely online shall also meet publication requirements so long as the notice is also published in print media as required. LRB103 27277 LNS 53648 b LRB103 27277 LNS 53648 b LRB103 27277 LNS 53648 b A BILL FOR 715 ILCS 5/2.1 715 ILCS 5/3.1 from Ch. 100, par. 3.1 LRB103 27277 LNS 53648 b HB3531 LRB103 27277 LNS 53648 b HB3531- 2 -LRB103 27277 LNS 53648 b HB3531 - 2 - LRB103 27277 LNS 53648 b HB3531 - 2 - LRB103 27277 LNS 53648 b 1 website and the statewide website established and maintained 2 as a joint venture of the majority of Illinois newspapers as a 3 repository for such notices. Notice published as required by 4 this Act on news media that exist solely online shall also meet 5 publication requirements so long as the notice is also 6 published in print media as required. All notices required for 7 publication by this Act shall remain legal and valid for all 8 purposes when any error that occurs pursuant to the 9 requirements of this Section for placement of the notice on 10 the statewide website is the fault of the printer. 11 (Source: P.A. 100-72, eff. 1-1-18.) HB3531 - 2 - LRB103 27277 LNS 53648 b