This bill mandates the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) to create and maintain a centralized online database that will serve as a Statewide portal for local government unit legal notices. The database aims to provide public access to all legal notices that local government units are required to officially advertise in newspapers. Local government units will be able to submit these legal notices to the DCA without any charge or fee, and the department will provide a link to the electronically published notice after it has been entered into the database.

Additionally, the bill allows local government units to fulfill their legal obligation to publish notices in newspapers by delivering the notice to the DCA for inclusion in the centralized database. This provision is intended to streamline the process of accessing legal notices and enhance transparency for the public. The DCA will have the authority to determine the submission process for these notices and is required to prominently display the database on its website. The act will take effect three months after its enactment, although the Commissioner of Community Affairs may take necessary administrative actions beforehand.