Assembly Bill A2306

                             
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                                   2306
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 16, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY -- 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:
   § 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01158-01-5