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This bill allows public bodies and other entities to continue using newspapers for required public notices and legal advertisements from January 1, 2025, to March 1, 2025, in either print or electronic format. The bill modifies existing requirements under the Open Public Meetings Act and other regulations, ensuring that newspapers can continue to publish official notices, meeting announcements, bid solicitations, ordinances, and other legal documents during this transitional period. It specifies that electronic format includes Internet websites and other digital technologies operated by or for a newspaper. The bill also stipulates that the price for publishing such notices cannot exceed established rates, and importantly, no fee can be charged and no registration is required for viewing public notices in electronic format. This legislation provides flexibility for public bodies in how they disseminate important legal and public information, acknowledging the evolving landscape of media and communication technologies while maintaining accessibility to public notices.

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