AN ACT CONCERNING THE PUBLICATION OF CERTAIN LEGAL NOTICES.

Elections

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Government Administration and Elections Committee
Last action: 2026-03-09
Official status: Public Hearing 03/13
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date of October 1, 2026 is specified in the text but not yet active as of the last action date.

Allowing Legal Notices on Websites and in Public Places

This law allows towns to post legal notices online and in public buildings instead of only printing them in newspapers.

What This Bill Does

Changes the rule that requires some legal notices to appear in daily newspapers by allowing weekly newspapers as an option.
Allows these notices for towns, cities, or boroughs to be posted on their official website and a printed copy at town hall plus two other public spots like libraries instead of using a newspaper.
Keeps the same time limits required by law for giving notice.

Who It Names or Affects

Towns, cities, and boroughs
Newspapers that publish legal ads

Terms To Know

Legal notice: An official announcement about government actions or court cases required by law.
In lieu of: Instead of; using one method to replace another.

Limits and Unknowns

This change only applies if the original rule requires a daily newspaper.
The law does not shorten the time people must wait after seeing the notice.
It is unclear which specific types of legal notices this covers without reading every local statute.

Bill History

2026-03-09 Connecticut General Assembly
Public Hearing 03/13
2026-03-06 Connecticut General Assembly
Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections

Official Summary Text

To permit the posting of advertisements of legal notices on municipal Internet web sites along with a posted printed copy in public locations in lieu of in a newspaper.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5527
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 2711

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS

Introduced by:
(GAE)

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PUBLICATION OF CERTAIN LEGAL
NOTICES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 1 -2 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 2
Each provision of the general statutes, the special acts or the charter 3
of any town, city or borough which requires the insertion of an 4
advertisement of a legal notice in a daily newspaper shall be construed 5
to permit such advertisement to be inserted in a weekly newspaper or, 6
if such provision applies to a town, city or borough, both posted on the 7
Internet web site of the town, city or borough and a printed copy posted 8
in the town or city hall and not less than two other conspicuous public 9
municipal locations in a central location in the town, city or borough , 10
including, but not limited to, a library or senior center , in lieu of a 11
newspaper; but this section shall not be construed to reduce or 12
otherwise affect the time required by law for giving such notice. 13
Whenever notice of any action or other proceeding is required to be 14

Raised Bill No. 5527

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given by publication in a newspaper, either by statute or order of court, 15
the newspaper selected for that purpose, unless otherwise expressly 16
prescribed, shall be one having a substantial circulation in the town in 17
which at least one of the parties, for whose benefit such notice is given, 18
resides. 19
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 1-2

Statement of Purpose:
To permit the posting of advertisements of legal notices on municipal
Internet web sites along with a posted printed copy in public locations
in lieu of in a newspaper.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]