This bill mandates the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) to create and maintain a centralized online database for local government unit legal notices, providing a single access point for the public to view these notices. The database will allow local government units, such as municipalities and counties, to submit required legal notices without charge, thereby fulfilling their obligation to publish these notices in newspapers. The DCA will determine the submission process and will ensure that the database is prominently displayed on its website.

Additionally, the bill stipulates that local government units can meet their legal publication requirements by delivering their legal notices to the DCA for inclusion in the database, rather than publishing them in newspapers. This provision aims to streamline the process of legal notice publication and enhance public access to important governmental information. The act will take effect three months after its enactment, although the Commissioner of Community Affairs may take necessary administrative actions beforehand.