HB2289--NEWSPAPERS
SPONSOR: Andrews
Currently,inordertoqualifyasanewspaperlegallyacceptableto
runpublicnoticesandadvertisements, anewspapermusthavebeen
publishedregularlyforaperiodofthreeyears;ormustbethe
successornewspapertoadefunctnewspaperandbeginpublicationno
laterthan30daysaftertheterminationofthepriornewspaper.
Thisbillreducesthetimeperiodofregularpublicationfromthree
yearstooneyear,andincreasesthetimeperiodfrom30daysto90
dayswithinwhichasuccessornewspapermustbeginpublication.
Thebillalsoallowsanewspaperthathasbeenpurchasedornewly
establishedbyanothernewspaperthatsatisfiestheseconditionsto
qualify.
ThisbillisthesameasHB764(2021).