Bill Text: CT HB05462 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Establishment Of Social Enterprise Businesses.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-22 - Referred to Joint Committee on Commerce [HB05462 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2013-HB05462-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5462 |
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January Session, 2013 |
LCO No. 944 | ||||
Referred to Committee on COMMERCE |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. HADDAD, 54th Dist. |
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE BUSINESSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 613 of the general statutes be amended to establish a social enterprise business as a class of limited liability company that (1) has as one of its purposes the creation of a general public benefit that produces a material positive impact on society and the environment, (2) must prepare an annual benefit report concerning its pursuit of a public benefit, and (3) provides that the duties of its members, the production of the annual benefit report, and the pursuit of a general public benefit may be enforced exclusively through a benefit enforcement proceeding.
Statement of Purpose:
To provide for the establishment of social enterprise businesses in the state.