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CS/HB 7049: Legal Notices

GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Judiciary Committee ; Grall ; Fine ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fischer

Legal Notices; Revises requirements for newspapers publishing legal notices; removes option for publication on newspaper's website; provides for publication of legal notices on publicly accessible websites; authorizes governmental agency to publish legal notices on publicly accessible website; authorizes governmental agency with certain percentage of its population located within county meeting population threshold to use publicly accessible website; requires governmental agency to provide specified notice to residents & property owners relating to alternative methods of receiving notices; provides requirement for public bid advertisements made by governmental agencies on publicly accessible websites.

Effective Date: 1/1/2023
Last Action: 5/11/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-103
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/2/2022 House • Filed
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2/4/2022 House • Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
2/17/2022 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2/21/2022 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
• Reported out of State Affairs Committee
2/22/2022 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/23/2022 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/24/2022 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2022)
3/1/2022 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/2/2022 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 78, NAYS 39
3/2/2022 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules -SJ 541
• Received -SJ 541
3/7/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/08/22, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/8/2022 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 9 NAYS 6 -SJ 760
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/22 -SJ 760
3/9/2022 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 759
• Amendment(s) failed (378446, 844640, 941896, 964618) -SJ 759, 760
• Amendment(s) adopted (388396) -SJ 760
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/10/2022 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 764
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 13 -SJ 764
3/10/2022 House • In Messages
• Added to Senate Message List
• Amendment 388396 Concur
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 79, NAYS 40
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
5/10/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
• Approved by Governor
5/11/2022 • Chapter No. 2022-103