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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT relating to required publications."
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description: "Amend KRS 424.120 to allow legally required notices in a publication area to be published on a digital newspapers website if that digital newspaper meets certain qualifications; amend KRS 424.145 to allow a local government to publish an advertisement directing the public to its notice website on a digital newspaper website."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
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legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
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session: "2023RS"
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identifier: "HB 534"
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citation: "Kentucky HB 534 (2023RS)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Cities", "Counties", "Internet", "Local Government", "Local Mandate", "Notices", "Publications", "Special Districts", "Special Purpose Governmental Entities"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2023-03-20T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a92c4ad-ec5a-451b-b410-7fd88a2f7926"
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source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb534.html"
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source_hash: "f3d5f9a17db37b20c9e76fc675862c185086c36520e4d4c421727d841ec055b4"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
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---
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# Kentucky HB 534 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to required publications.
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Amend KRS 424.120 to allow legally required notices in a publication area to be published on a digital newspapers website if that digital newspaper meets certain qualifications; amend KRS 424.145 to allow a local government to publish an advertisement directing the public to its notice website on a digital newspaper website.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb534/orig_bill.pdf)
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2. **Acts Chapter 27** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0027.pdf)
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3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb534/bill.pdf)
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## Votes
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- FINAL PASSAGE HB 534 — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- FINAL PASSAGE HB 534 — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
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- **2023-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** to Local Government (H) `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Local Government (H)
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- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Local Government (H)
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- **2023-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
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- **2023-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 07, 2023
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- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 91-5 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
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- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** to State & Local Government (S) `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
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- **2023-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 15, 2023
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- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 33 -3 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
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- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
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- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
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- **2023-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 27) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a92c4ad-ec5a-451b-b410-7fd88a2f7926`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).
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