An effort to end the publication of estate notices in newspapers around Maryland appears headed for a veto.
House Bill 1258 proposes to end public notice advertising for estates. It’s a bill that has financial ramifications for newspapers across the state, which profit from the current requirement that public notices be published in newspapers of general circulation
The public notice bill is one of six bills passed by the General Assembly this year that await a decision by Gov. Wes Moore and face a potential veto. Multiple sources confirmed to Maryland Matters that the public notice bill was on the list of remaining legislation slated to fall to Moore’s veto pen next week.
A veto of the public notice bill would represent a significant reversal of fortune for publications in Maryland and the association that represents them. The bill slipped through the legislature this year without the attention of either and forced the industry to regroup and lobby Moore to kill the bill.
