Assembly Bill A318

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Allows for online publication of public notices

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A318 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1110
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
General Construction Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง40-a, Gen Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6058, S4433
2015-2016: A3203, S3028
2017-2018: A6874, S375
2019-2020: A1718, S5274
2021-2022: A2040, S2646
2023-2024: A2067, S125
2025-2026: A2306, S237

2013-A318 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows for online publication of public notices.

2013-A318 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   318

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY, GABRYSZAK, RAIA, MONTESANO -- Multi-Spon-
  sored  by -- M. of A.  BLANKENBUSH, CERETTO, CORWIN, McLAUGHLIN, OAKS,
  PALMESANO, THIELE -- read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend the general construction law, in relation to allowing
  for online publication of public notices

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  general  construction law is amended by adding a new
section 40-a to read as follows:
  S 40-A. PUBLIC NOTICES AND PUBLICATIONS. 1. SUBJECT TO THE  PROVISIONS
OF  SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF
LAW TO THE CONTRARY, IN ANY CASE IN WHICH NOTICE OF ANY FACT IS REQUIRED
BY LAW TO BE PUBLISHED OR ADVERTISED IN A NEWSPAPER,  IN  ADDITION  SUCH
REQUIREMENT SHALL BE SATISFIED BY PUBLICATION OF THE NOTICE IN AN ONLINE
NEWS PUBLICATION THAT:
  A.  PROVIDES  GENERAL  INTEREST  NEWS  ON  A  DAILY BASIS TO A DEFINED
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; AND
  B. HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY PUBLISHED FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR PRIOR TO  THE
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE NOTICE.
  2. ANY PUBLICATION MADE PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE
SUBJECT  TO  ALL REQUIREMENTS AND STIPULATIONS OF PUBLICATION IMPOSED BY
LAW OR BY ORDER OF A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION WITH REGARD TO  THE
NOTICE  WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A REQUIREMENT THAT THE NOTICE BE PUBLISHED
IN A NEWSPAPER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00200-01-3

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