FINAL BILL REPORT

                   SB 5060

                          C 157 L 95

                      Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Regulating publication of legal notices by political subdivisions.

Sponsors:  Senators Haugen and Winsley.

Senate Committee on Government Operations

House Committee on Government Operations

Background:  In the general statute regarding publication of ordinances, counties do not have the authority granted to cities and towns to publish debt ordinances by title instead of by section-by-section summary.

Cities and towns all have authority in the statutes which create and empower them individually to publish summaries of ordinances and titles of debt ordinances.  These statutes have technical requirements at variance from those of the general statute.

Summary:  Counties are given the ability to publish titles of debt ordinances rather than section-by-section summaries.

Cities and towns are removed from the general statute regarding publication of ordinances.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate    48 0

House     96 0

Effective:  July 23, 1995