2024 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

SB0252: Notice publication.

Legislative Summary

Notice publication. Changes the qualifications required for a newspaper to publish legal notices as follows: (1) A newspaper must have been published for 12 consecutive months (instead of three years). (2) A newspaper must have had an average paid circulation during the preceding year of at least 500 (instead of 200) that may include the number of website page views reported by a website's host provider. (Current law only includes the average requested or paid circulation as reported in the United States Postal Service Statement of Ownership.) Requires a locality newspaper to have been published for 12 consecutive months (instead of three years) to be eligible to publish legal notices. Requires a paid circulation threshold for a newspaper published in a county of 2% of the county population. Makes technical corrections.

Bill History

1/11/2024
Authored by Senator Buck
Senate
1/11/2024
First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
Senate
1/29/2024
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senate
2/1/2024
Amendment #1 (Buck) prevailed; voice vote
Senate
2/1/2024
Amendment #2 (Buck) prevailed; voice vote
Senate
2/1/2024
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senate
2/5/2024
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 112: yeas 48, nays 0
Senate
2/5/2024
House sponsor: Representative Miller D
Senate
2/5/2024
Senator Niemeyer added as second author
Senate
2/5/2024
Senator Becker added as third author
Senate
2/5/2024
Senator Crane added as coauthor
Senate
2/6/2024
Referred to the House
Senate
2/12/2024
First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
2/29/2024
Amendment #1 (Miller D) prevailed; voice vote
House of Representatives
2/29/2024
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
3/4/2024
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 267: yeas 95, nays 3
House of Representatives
3/5/2024
Returned to the Senate with amendments
House of Representatives
3/5/2024
Motion to dissent filed
Senate
3/5/2024
Senate dissented from House amendments
Senate
3/5/2024
Senate conferees appointed: Buck and Pol
Senate
3/5/2024
Senate advisors appointed: Ford J.D. and Niemeyer
Senate
3/5/2024
House conferees appointed: Miller D and Campbell
House of Representatives
3/5/2024
House advisors appointed: Torr, Engleman and Hatcher
House of Representatives
3/7/2024
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
Senate
3/7/2024
CCR # 1 filed in the House
House of Representatives
3/8/2024
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate
3/8/2024
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 331: yeas 94, nays 0
House of Representatives
3/8/2024
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 311: yeas 47, nays 0
Senate
3/11/2024
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives
3/12/2024
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate
3/13/2024
Signed by the Governor
Senate
3/13/2024
Public Law 122
Senate

Amendments

House Amendment #1

House Amendment #1

2/29/2024Adopted

House Government and Regulatory Reform Amendment #3

House Government and Regulatory Reform Amendment #3

2/20/2024Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #2

Senate Amendment #2

2/1/2024Adopted

Senate Amendment #1

Senate Amendment #1

2/1/2024Adopted

Senate Local Government Amendment #1

Senate Local Government Amendment #1

1/25/2024Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1
3/8/2024
94
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1
3/8/2024
47
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House - Third reading
3/4/2024
95
Yea
3
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
2/5/2024
48
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/13/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/8/2024124.6 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/29/2024767.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/27/2024725.1 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/1/2024575.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/29/2024562.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/11/2024544.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/8/202449.5 KB
Misc
Misc3/7/202486.2 KB
Misc
Misc3/7/202486.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/4/202463.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/29/202463.6 KB
Misc
Misc2/27/202422.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/27/202463.2 KB
Misc
Misc2/27/202488.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/6/202449.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/1/202449.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/29/202448.8 KB
Misc
Misc1/29/202448.8 KB
Misc
Misc1/25/202422.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/11/202448.3 KB