HCSHB2289--NEWSPAPERS(Andrews)
COMMITTEEOFORIGIN:StandingCommitteeonGeneralLaws
Thisbillallowsinvitationforbidsforcontractsforprojects
costinginexcessof$25,000enteredintobyanycitycontaining
500,000inhabitantsormorebypostingonthewebsiteofthecity
orthroughanelectronicprocurementsystem.Further,invitation
forbidsforcontractscostinginexcessof$100,000enteredinto
byanofficeroragencyofthestatemaybepostedonthewebsite
oftheofficeroragencyorthroughanelectronicprocurement
system.
Currently,inordertoqualifyasanewspaperlegallyacceptableto
runpublicnoticesandadvertisements, anewspapermusthavebeen
publishedregularlyforaperiodofthreeyears;ormustbethe
successornewspapertoadefunctnewspaperandbeginpublicationno
laterthan30daysaftertheterminationofthepriornewspaper.
Thisbillreducesthetimeperiodofregularpublicationfromthree
yearstooneyear,andincreasesthetimeperiodfrom30daysto90
dayswithinwhichasuccessornewspapermustbeginpublication.
Thebillalsoallowsanewspaperthathasbeenpurchasedornewly
establishedbyanothernewspaperthatsatisfiestheseconditionsto
qualify.
Thisbillalsomodifiestherequirementsofnoticeforsalebyan
operatorofaself-servicestoragefacilityforthesaleof
personalpropertyofanoccupantindefault. Inadditionto
advertisingintheclassifiedsectionofanewspaperpriortosale,
theoperatormayalsoandinsteadadvertiseinanyother
commerciallyreasonablemanner.Theadvertisementiscommercially
reasonableifatleastthreeindependentbiddersattendthesale.