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| 5 | 5 | | 2025 -- H 5371 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC000866 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO TOWNS AN D CITIES - BURRILLVILLE AND GLOCESTER PUBLIC |
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| 16 | 16 | | NOTICE ACT |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Representatives Place, and Paplauskas |
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| 18 | 18 | | Date Introduced: February 07, 2025 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing |
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| 22 | 22 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Title 45 of the General Laws entitled "TOWNS AND CITIES" is hereby 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | amended by adding thereto the following chapter: 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | CHAPTER 71 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | BURRILLVILLE AND GLOCESTER PUBLIC NOTICE ACT 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | 45-71-1. Burrillville and Glocester public notice requirements. 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Notwithstanding any public or general law to the contrary, effective January 1, 2026, 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | whenever it is required under this title or any other provision of the general laws that any notice or 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | publication be published by the town of Burrillville or the town of Glocester, in a public newspaper, 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | the notice may be published in any newspaper in general circulation within either of the 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | municipalities or other designated digital or print platform selected by the town council of either 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | municipality, which may be reasonably demonstrated to reach a larger portion of the population 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | within each such municipality, than a newspaper in general circulation. 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 13 |
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| 37 | 37 | | LC000866 |
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| 41 | 41 | | LC000866 - Page 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 43 | 43 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 44 | 44 | | OF |
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| 45 | 45 | | A N A C T |
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| 46 | 46 | | RELATING TO TOWNS AN D CITIES - BURRILLVILLE AND GLOCESTER PUBLIC |
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| 47 | 47 | | NOTICE ACT |
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| 48 | 48 | | *** |
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| 49 | 49 | | This act would allow the towns of Burrillville and Glocester to publish notices in any 1 |
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| 50 | 50 | | newspaper in general circulation within either of the municipalities. This act would also allow 2 |
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| 51 | 51 | | publication in other designated digital or print platforms selected by their city or town councils. 3 |
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| 52 | 52 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 4 |
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| 54 | 54 | | LC000866 |
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