HB 26-1095

House Bill 26-1095 allows counties and municipalities in Colorado to publish legal notices online instead of in physical newspapers. The bill requires that these digital notices be freely accessible on the newspaper’s website or another public site like a statewide notice platform, without any paywall or subscription fees. This change affects local governments and residents who rely on legal notices for information about government actions and decisions. Since the status is "signed," this means the bill has been approved by both houses of the legislature and signed into law by the governor, so it will now be enforceable.

Official Summary

Existing law requires a county or municipality to publish legal notices in a physical print newspaper. The act requires a newspaper to also publish these notices online, either on its own website or by providing a link on its website 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. The act also requires the statewide public notice website to include a list of newspapers that meet the requirements to publish legal notices.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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