2021 Senate Bill 259 / 2022 Public Act 74

Mandate newspapers post printed legal notices on free website

Introduced in the Senate

March 18, 2021

Introduced by Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-3)

To revise the definition of “newspaper” in the state penal code to accommodate the proposal in Senate Bill 258 to require legal notices in newspapers to also be posted online.

Referred to the Committee on Local Government

June 23, 2021

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Oct. 5, 2021

Passed in the Senate 34 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

Oct. 5, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance

March 16, 2022

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

April 28, 2022

Passed in the House 62 to 37 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

May 12, 2022