An Act relative to digital legal notices for the town of Plymouth
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/10/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 11/10/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 11/10/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 10/14/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 9/23/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 09/23/2025 from 02:00 PM-02:00 PM in Written Testimony Only |
| 9/15/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 9/11/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J10 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| H4138 | An Act allowing “print-free” digital legal notices for the town of Wellesley | Active |
| H4313 | An Act allowing "print-free" digital legal notices for the town of North Brookfield | Active |
| H5387 | An Act allowing "print-free" digital legal notices for the town of Westford | Active |
| H5486 | An Act allowing 'print free' digital legal notices for the town of Wayland | Active |
| H5578 | An Act allowing print-free digital legal notices for the town of Topsfield | Active |
| H5603 | An Act authorizing “print-free” digital legal notices for the town of Stow | Active |
Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 13 of chapter 4 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, wherever the town of Plymouth, Plymouth public schools or their subdivisions, committees, boards, commissions or offices are required by statute, ordinance, by-law or judicial order to publish a legal notice in a newspaper or newspaper of general circulation, the person, corporation, agency, authority, municipality or legal entity may satisfy such requirement by 1 or more of the following means: (i) a print newspaper of local or general circulation; (ii) the website of an online news site reporting local news and opinion; (iii) a townwide website that may be maintained as a repository for such notices; or (iv) statewide website that may be maintained as a repository for such notices.
Nothing set forth in this act shall be construed to alter or amend the time or timing of publication of legal notices set forth in the General Laws.
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 13 of chapter 4 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, wherever the town of Plymouth, Plymouth public schools or their subdivisions, committees, boards, commissions or offices are required by statute, ordinance, by-law or judicial order to publish a legal notice in a newspaper or newspaper of general circulation, the person, corporation, agency, authority, municipality or legal entity may satisfy such requirement by 1 or more of the following means: (i) a print newspaper of local or general circulation; (ii) the website of an online news site reporting local news and opinion; (iii) a townwide website that may be maintained as a repository for such notices; or (iv) statewide website that may be maintained as a repository for such notices. SECTION 2. Nothing set forth in this act shall be construed to alter or amend the time or timing of publication of legal notices set forth in the General Laws. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.