Bill > A00238

This bill amends the New York General Construction Law to expand the definition of a "newspaper of a county, city, town or village" for the purpose of publishing legal notices. Currently, a newspaper is defined as one published, circulated, printed, or distributed in a specific locality. The bill now allows legal notices to be considered validly published if they appear in the legal notice section of a newspaper's website, in addition to traditional physical publication. This means that when a law requires a notice to be published in a newspaper, posting the notice on the newspaper's website (or a website of one of its corporate subsidiaries) will be deemed sufficient, as long as the notice meets the form and duration requirements specified by law. The change provides more flexibility for newspapers to meet legal notice publication requirements by embracing digital platforms while maintaining the core purpose of ensuring public accessibility to important information.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A238