Public notice bill fails in House Committee on Wednesday

Continued from Page 1 readers to the move to a website should the municipality or county choose that option, among other things. The compromise also retained the required publication of delinquent tax lists in newspapers.

As part of the compromise, APA took no position on HB 1616.

“APA is thrilled that there will be no changes to publication of public notice in newspapers this legislative session,” said APA Executive Director Ashley Kemp Wimberley. “We are thankful to our members and friends of the association for their grassroots efforts in letting their legislators know they are against moving public notice to websites.”