HB353--ORDERSOFPUBLICATIONINNEWSPAPERS
SPONSOR: McGaugh
Currently,inordertoqualifytorunpublicnoticesand
advertisements, anewspapermusthavebeenpublishedregularlyfor
aperiodofthreeyears;ormustbethesuccessornewspapertoa
defunctnewspaperandbeginpublicationnolaterthan30daysafter
theterminationofthepriornewspaper.
Thisbillreducesthetimeperiodofregularpublicationfromthree
yearstooneyear,andincreasesthetimeperiodfrom30daysto90
dayswithinwhichasuccessornewspapermustbeginpublication.
Thebillalsoallowsanewspaperthathasbeenpurchasedornewly
establishedbyanothernewspaperthatsatisfiestheseconditionsto
qualify.
ThisbillisthesameasHB2301(2024)and782(2023).