Bill Status of HB4505  103rd General Assembly

Short Description:  LEGAL NOTICES-DIGITAL MEDIA

House Sponsors
Rep. Travis Weaver - Joe C. Sosnowski

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  4/5/2024HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
715 ILCS 5/3.1from Ch. 100, par. 3.1
715 ILCS 5/5from Ch. 100, par. 5
715 ILCS 10/1from Ch. 100, par. 10
715 ILCS 10/2from Ch. 100, par. 10.1


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Notice By Publication Act and the Newspaper Legal Notice Act. Provides, in both of the Acts, that the term "newspaper" also includes any digital publication that (1) is posted on a public-facing website, web application, or digital application, including, but not limited to, a social network, ad network, or search engine, that has 3,000 or more unique monthly United States visitors or users with at least 50% of those visitors from the geographic area for which the notice is required to be published during the immediately preceding 12 months; (2) regularly gathers, prepares, collects, photographs, records, writes, edits, reports, investigates, or publishes news or information that concerns local, national, or international events or other matter of public interest for dissemination to the public; and (3) is paid for by subscribers to the digital publication.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/18/2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Travis Weaver
  1/31/2024HouseFirst Reading
  1/31/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/28/2024HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
  3/6/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski
  3/8/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Travis Weaver
  3/8/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/12/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
  3/13/2024HouseTo Commercial & Property Subcommittee
  4/5/2024HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  4/5/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee