BILL NUMBER: S237
SPONSOR: GALLIVAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the general construction law, in relation to allowing
for online publication of public notices
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Allows for online publication of public notices.
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the General Construction law to permit a public notice,
required by law to be published or advertised in a newspaper, to instead
be published in an online news publication. Such online news publica-
tion must meet certain criteria.
Section 2 establishes the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Currently New York law requires the publication of public notices in
either daily or weekly newspapers. The law appears to define newspapers
as printed matter. Online Publication of public notices would allow for
public notices to be searched through a website's search function or
through a public search engine. Moreover, it would lead to faster publi-
cation cycles, and a wider dissemination of notices.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-24: S.125/A.2067 Referred to Judiciary/Held for consideration in
Governmental Operations
2021-22: S.2646/A.2040 Referred to Judiciary/Held for consideration in
Governmental Operations
2019-20: S.5274/A.1718 Referred to Judiciary/Referred to Governmental
Operations
2017-18: S.375/A6874 Referred to Judiciary/held for consideration in
governmental operations
2015-16: S.3028/A.3203 Referred to Judiciary/held for consideration in
governmental operations
2013-14: S.1110/A.318 Referred to Judiciary/held for consideration in
governmental operations
2011-12: S.4433/A.6058 Referred to Judiciary/held for consideration in
governmental operations
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.