Digital Publication for Legal Notice
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2026 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
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.)
Prime Sponsors
Representative
Larry Don Suckla
Representative
Kenny Nguyen
Senator
Rod Pelton
Senator
William Lindstedt
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Upcoming Schedule
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Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 02/27/2026 | PA1 |
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 02/09/2026 | Initial Fiscal Note |
| 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 |
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| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/11/2026 | Third Reading | BILL |
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Vote record |
| 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 |
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