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2012 SESSION

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HB 845 Business entities; clarifies that name of entity cannot imply that is another type of business.

Introduced by: Joseph P. Johnson, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Business entities; names.  Clarifies that the name of a business entity, including a stock corporation, nonstock corporation, limited liability company, business trust, limited partnership, or registered limited liability partnership, cannot imply that it is another type of business entity. Under current provisions, the analysis is limited to whether a proposed name includes words or other designations associated with another type of entity. The bill also includes technical amendments.  

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101061D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/17/12  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB845ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/01/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0063)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101061D
• 01/11/12  House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 01/19/12  House: Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/12  House: Read first time
• 01/24/12  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/25/12  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/12  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/12  House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
• 01/25/12  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/26/12  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/13/12  Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/12  Senate: Read third time
• 02/15/12  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/12  House: Enrolled
• 02/17/12  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB845ER)
• 02/17/12  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/20/12  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/01/12  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 63 (effective 7/1/12)
• 03/01/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0063)