SB 157

  • Virginia Senate Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 05, 2024
  • Passed Senate Jan 23, 2024
  • Passed House Feb 21, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Apr 02, 2024

Legal notices and publications; online-only news publications, requirements.

Abstract

Legal notices and publications; online-only news publications; requirements. Provides that, where any ordinance, resolution, notice, or advertisement is required by law to be published in a newspaper, such ordinance, resolution, notice, or advertisement instead may be published in an online-only news publication subject to certain requirements specified in the bill. The bill sets out a process by which an online-only news publication shall petition the circuit court of the appropriate jurisdiction to publish such ordinances, resolutions, notices, or advertisements and authorizes the court to grant such online-only news publication the authority to publish such ordinances, resolutions, notices, or advertisements for a period of one year. The bill also describes the process by which an online-only news publication may continue renewing such authority to publish in each successive year. This bill is identical to HB 264.

Bill Sponsors (2)

Votes


Actions


Apr 02, 2024

Office of the Governor

Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0341)

Office of the Governor

Approved by Governor-Chapter 341 (effective 7/1/24)

Mar 11, 2024

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024

Senate

Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024

Feb 28, 2024

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 26, 2024

Senate

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB157ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

Senate

Enrolled

Feb 21, 2024

House

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

House

VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)

House

Read third time

Feb 20, 2024

House

Read second time

Feb 16, 2024

House

Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)

Feb 13, 2024

House

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

House

Read first time

House

Placed on Calendar

Jan 23, 2024

Senate

Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)

Jan 22, 2024

Senate

Read second time and engrossed

Jan 19, 2024

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)

Jan 17, 2024

Senate

Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)

Jan 10, 2024

Senate

Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name

Jan 05, 2024

Senate

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104298D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104298D PDF HTML
SB157ER PDF HTML
CHAP0341 PDF HTML

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