HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3484        FILED ON: 2/19/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1836

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Smitty Pignatelli

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to legal advertisements in online-only newspapers.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

2/19/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3484        FILED ON: 2/19/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1836

By Mr. Pignatelli of Lenox, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1836) of Smitty Pignatelli relative to legal advertisements in online-only newspapers.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to legal advertisements in online-only newspapers.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 13, subsection b, of chapter 4 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the word “website”, in line 19, the following words:- A newspaper that does not maintain a print publication shall satisfy the requirement through publication (i) on its own website and (ii) on a statewide website.