S3098 • 2025

An Act authorizing the town of Dennis to publish legal notices digitally

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Sponsor: Cyr, Julian
Last action: 2026-07-13
Official status: Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act authorizing the town of Dennis to publish legal notices digitally

An Act authorizing the town of Dennis to publish legal notices digitally By Mr.

What This Bill Does

An Act authorizing the town of Dennis to publish legal notices digitally By Mr.
Cyr and Mr.
Flanagan of Dennis, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
3098) of Julian Cyr and Christopher Richard Flanagan (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Dennis to publish legal notices digitally.

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Bill History

2026-07-13 Senate
Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2026-06-11 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 06/23/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in A-1
2026-06-01 House
House concurred
2026-05-28 Senate
Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Official Summary Text

An Act authorizing the town of Dennis to publish legal notices digitally
By Mr. Cyr and Mr. Flanagan of Dennis, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 3098) of Julian Cyr and Christopher Richard Flanagan (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Dennis to publish legal notices digitally. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]

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Bill S.3098

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 13 of chapter 4 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, whenever any officer, department, board, committee, or commission of the town of Dennis is to publish a legal notice in a newspaper or newspaper of general circulation, as the case may be, such requirement may be satisfied by one or more of the following means:

(a) a newspaper or newspaper of general circulation’s print publication;

(b) a newspaper or newspaper of general circulation’s website;

(c) websites reporting local news and opinion which satisfy all criteria for digital publication set forth in subsection (c) of said section 13;

(d) a website that may be maintained as a statewide repository for such notices; or

(e) a town of Dennis website that may be maintained as a repository for such notices.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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