Business entities; renewal application of reservation of name. Amending §§ 13.1-830, 13.1-1013, 13.1-1215, and 50-73.3. (Patron-Miller, SB 587 (Chapter 505))

Corporations, professional; members of board of directors thereof required to be licensed, etc. Amending § 13.1-553. (Patron-O’Bannon, HB 609 (Chapter 649))

Document filings, post-assessment; allows State Corporation Commission to file or issue with respect to domestic and foreign stock and nonstock corporations, etc. Amending §§ 13.1-615, 13.1-815, 13.1-1065, 13.1-1255, and 50-73.70. (Patron-Hargrove, HB 860 (Chapter 659))

Employee stock ownership plan; authorizes option plans. Amending §§ 13.1-543, 13.1-544, 13.1-549, 13.1-549.1, 13.1-550, and 54.1-4412. (Patron-Joannou, HB 952 (Chapter 672); Stosch, SB 108 (Chapter 715))

Higher Education, Council of; creation of nonstock corporation to support academic research. Adding § 23-9.6:3. (Patron-Nutter, HB 935 (C))

Limited liability companies; establishes procedures thereof. Amending §§ 6.1-61, 8.01-513, 13.1-1002, 13.1-1005, 13.1-1009, 13.1-1010.1, 13.1-1010.3, 13.1-1014, 13.1-1014.1, 13.1-1019, 13.1-1038, 13.1-1038.1, 13.1-1039, 13.1-1040.2, 13.1-1041.1, 13.1-1057, 13.1-1067, 15.2-5800, 50-73.46:1, 50-73.79, 50-73.108, 50-73.117, 56-1, and 58.1-2201; adding §§ 13.1-1049.2, 13.1-1049.3, 13.1-1074 through 13.1-1080, 50-73.52:2, 50-73.52:3, 50-73.137:3, and 50-73.137:4. (Patron-Stosch, SB 547 (Chapter 912))

Limited liability companies; issuance of certificate of organization upon filing of articles. Amending §§ 13.1-1003, 13.1-1005, 13.1-1010, 13.1-1011, 13.1-1011.1, 13.1-1014, 13.1-1014.1, 13.1-1038.1, 13.1-1048, 13.1-1050, and 13.1-1062. (Patron-Colgan, SB 477 (Chapter 748))

Mergers and reinstatements; provides exceptions to requirements therefor. Amending §§ 13.1-603, 13.1-609, 13.1-716, 13.1-718, 13.1-754, 13.1-766.1, 13.1-809, 13.1-916, and 13.1-928.1. (Patron-Kilgore, HB 887 (Chapter 663))

Open-end management investment company; board of directors to classify unissued shares into classes, etc. Amending §§ 13.1-639, 13.1-675, and 13.1-706; adding § 13.1-690.1. (Patron-Watkins, SB 592 (Chapter 330))

Securities; those held as tenants by entireties with right of survivorship shall be owned by husband and wife. Amending § 13.1-435. (Patron-Albo, HB 600 (F))

Securities Act; agent registration exemption. Amending § 13.1-501. (Patron-Lohr, HB 1386 (F))

Stock Corporation Act; mergers to form holding companies. Amending §§ 13.1-718 and 13.1-720; adding § 13.1-719.1. (Patron-Watkins, SB 78 (Chapter 363))