AB-2323 • 2026

Publication: newspapers of general circulation.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: McKinnor
Last action: 2026-06-11
Official status: Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Publication: newspapers of general circulation.

AB 2323, as amended, McKinnor.

What This Bill Does

AB 2323, as amended, McKinnor.
Publication: newspapers of general circulation.
Existing law requires various types of notices to be provided in a “newspaper of general circulation,” as that term is defined, in accordance with certain prescribed publication periods and legal requirements.
Existing law requires a newspaper of general circulation to meet certain criteria, including publication, a bona fide subscription list of paying subscribers, and printing and publishing at regular intervals in the state, county, or city where publication is to be given.

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Bill History

2026-06-11 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar.
2026-06-10 California Legislative Information
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 9).
2026-05-20 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-05-06 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-04-28 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-04-27 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 4832.)
2026-03-25 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-03-24 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 24).
2026-03-24 California Legislative Information
Coauthors revised.
2026-03-09 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on JUD.
2026-02-20 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2026-02-19 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2323, as amended, McKinnor.
Publication: newspapers of general circulation.
Existing law requires various types of notices to be provided in a “newspaper of general circulation,” as that term is defined, in accordance with certain prescribed publication periods and legal requirements. Existing law requires a newspaper of general circulation to meet certain criteria, including publication, a bona fide subscription list of paying subscribers, and printing and publishing at regular intervals in the state, county, or city where publication is to be given.
This bill would require any public notice that is legally required to be published in a newspaper of general circulation to be published in the newspaper’s print publication and on the newspaper’s internet website or electronic newspaper available on the internet.
This bill would prohibit a newspaper from charging a fee or
surcharge to access public notices on their internet website or for posting a legally required public notice, as specified. This bill would provide, however, that a newspaper may continue to charge a fee or surcharge for access to other content on their internet website.
This bill would also provide that certain errors in the publication of a legal notice on a newspaper’s internet website, as described, would not constitute a defect in the publication of the legal notice.

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