Assembly Bill A7654

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the meaning of the term "newspaper" for purposes of publishing certain notices required by law

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A7654 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5156
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
General Construction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง60, Gen Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A3642
2017-2018: A685
2019-2020: A1799
2021-2022: A1337
2023-2024: A193
2025-2026: A238

2013-A7654 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the meaning of the term "newspaper" for purposes of publishing certain notices required by law.

2013-A7654 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7654

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 29, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the general construction law, in relation to the meaning
  of the term "newspaper" for the purposes of publishing certain notices
  required by law

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  c  of section 60 of the general construction
law, as added by chapter 767 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read  as
follows:
  c.  The  term "newspaper of a county, city, town or village" when used
in a statute shall mean a newspaper published,  circulated,  printed  or
distributed  in  the county, city, town or village.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
LAW TO THE CONTRARY, IN ANY CASE IN WHICH NOTICE OF ANY FACT IS REQUIRED
BY LAW TO BE PUBLISHED BY OR ADVERTISED IN A NEWSPAPER, THE TERM  "NEWS-
PAPER  OF A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE" SHALL INCLUDE, IN ADDITION TO
ITS PHYSICAL PUBLICATION, ANY LEGAL NOTICE SECTION  MAINTAINED  BY  SUCH
NEWSPAPER  OR  BY  ONE  OF ITS CORPORATE SUBSIDIARIES ON THE NEWSPAPER'S
WEBSITE. NOTICE OF ANY FACT REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE PUBLISHED IN A NEWSPA-
PER WILL BE DEEMED SUFFICIENT IF PUBLISHED IN THE FORM AND FOR THE DURA-
TION REQUIRED BY LAW IN SUCH  LEGAL  NOTICE  SECTION  OF  A  NEWSPAPER'S
WEBSITE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10483-02-3

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