A bill to allow counties to opt out of publishing official notices in newspapers passed out of the House General Government Committee on Wednesday by an 8-5 vote.

The bill, which would require only that the notices appear on newspaper websites, is similar to a Senate bill that would demand only that the notices appear on county-controlled websites.

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