HB782--NEWSPAPERS(McGaugh)
COMMITTEEOFORIGIN:StandingCommitteeonGovernmentEfficiency
andDownsizing
Currently,inordertoqualifyaslegallyacceptabletorunpublic
noticesandadvertisements, anewspapermusthavebeenpublished
regularlyforaperiodofthreeyears;ormustbethesuccessor
newspapertoadefunctnewspaperandbeganpublicationnolater
than30daysaftertheterminationofthepriornewspaper.
Thisbillreducesthetimeperiodofregularpublicationfromthree
yearstooneyear,andincreasesthetimeperiodfrom30daysto90
dayswithinwhichasuccessornewspapermustbeginpublication.
Thebillalsoallowsanewspaperthathasbeenpurchasedornewly
establishedbyanothernewspaperthatsatisfiestheseconditionsto
qualify.
ThisbillisthesameasHB2289(2022).