CS/CS/SB 380: Legal Notices
GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Judiciary ; Trumbull
Legal Notices; Revising the definition of the term “governmental agency”; requiring that certain legal notices be continuously published for a specified timeframe when the notices are for a specified purpose and provided under a certain circumstance; authorizing certain counties or specified municipalities, school boards, clerks of the circuit court, and tax collectors to use a publicly accessible website to publish certain advertisements and legal notices under specified conditions, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/4/2026 Senate - CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 2/4/2026 Senate - CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Judiciary (JU)
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/4/2025 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 11/17/2025 | Senate |
• Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Rules |
| 11/24/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 12/02/25, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building |
| 12/2/2025 | Senate |
• CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 |
| 12/3/2025 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 12/5/2025 | Senate |
• Now in Community Affairs |
| 1/13/2026 | Senate |
• Introduced • CS by Judiciary read 1st time |
| 1/22/2026 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/27/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building |
| 1/27/2026 | Senate |
• CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 |
| 1/29/2026 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Rules |
| 2/4/2026 | Senate |
• CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time |
