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HB26-1095

Digital Publication for Legal Notice

Type Bill
Session 2026 Regular Session
Subjects
Local Government State Government

Concerning unpaid online access to public notices published in legal newspapers.

Bill Summary:

     Current law requires a county or municipality to publish legal notices in a physical print newspaper. The bill gives a county or municipality discretion to publish legal notices online on the newspaper's website instead. requires a newspaper to also publish these notices online, either on its own website or by providing a link to the notice to a location where the full text of the notice is available, such as the statewide public notice website. Legal notices published online must be free to access and cannot be kept behind a paywall or subscription.


(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Status

Under Consideration

Introduced

Under Consideration

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
03/11/2026 Reengrossed PDF
03/10/2026 Engrossed PDF
02/03/2026 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
02/27/2026 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
02/09/2026 Initial Fiscal Note PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C) The motion passed on a vote of 7-5. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D) The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 26-1095, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-2. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/11/2026 Third Reading BILL
64
AYE
1
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
03/10/2026 L.006 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF
02/25/2026 L.002 HOU Transportation, Housing & Local Government Passed [*] PDF
02/25/2026 L.001 HOU Transportation, Housing & Local Government Passed [*] PDF
Date Location Action
03/16/2026 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing
03/11/2026 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/10/2026 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
03/03/2026 House House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
03/02/2026 House House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
02/25/2026 House House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/03/2026 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government