2026 Regular Session
HB10
Legal Advertisement or Legal Notice - Publication in Newspaper or Newspaper in General Circulation - Digital Newspapers
Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025
Establishing certain requirements for the print or digital publication of legal advertisements and notices in counties and municipalities in the State; requiring digital publications that publish a legal advertisement or notice to maintain an archive of all published legal advertisements and legal notices that shall be available to the public; and requiring digital publications that publish a legal advertisement or notice to employ at least one employee whose duties include reporting, writing, or editing local news and information.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 12, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
97 yea–36 nay · 3 not voting · 5 absent
Committee referrals
March 13, 2026 · Senate
Judicial Proceedings
January 14, 2026 · House
Judiciary
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Referred Judicial Proceedings
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House Third Reading Passed (97-36) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Motion Special Order until 3/11 (Delegate Grammer) Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments {873620/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
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House Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 1/28 at 2:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Judiciary
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House Pre-filed