HF 2163 (LSB 5028YH (1) 89)

HOUSE FILE 2163

BY  WESTRICH

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to newspapers for official publication of notice.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 618.3, subsection 2, Code 2022, is amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
   2.  Is mailed to at least ninety percent of addresses in the area.
    Sec. 2.  Section 618.3, subsection 4, Code 2022, is amended by striking the subsection.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to requirements for newspapers for official publication of notices. The bill removes the requirements that a newspaper have a list of subscribers who have paid or promised to pay for copies of the newspaper and that it is paid for by at least 50 percent of the persons to whom it is distributed. The bill adds a requirement that the newspaper is mailed to at least 90 percent of addresses in the area.