Bill Text: TX HB3131 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the information required to be included in the certificate of formation of a filing entity.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-16 - Effective on 1/1/22 [HB3131 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB3131-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 3131 |
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relating to the information required to be included in the | ||
certificate of formation of a filing entity. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 3.005(a), Business Organizations Code, | ||
is amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The certificate of formation must state: | ||
(1) the name of the filing entity being formed; | ||
(2) the type of filing entity being formed; | ||
(3) for filing entities other than limited | ||
partnerships, the purpose or purposes for which the filing entity | ||
is formed, which may be stated to be or include any lawful purpose | ||
for that type of entity; | ||
(4) for filing entities other than limited | ||
partnerships, the period of duration, if the entity is not formed to | ||
exist perpetually and is intended to have a specific period of | ||
duration; | ||
(5) the street address of the initial registered | ||
office of the filing entity and the name of the initial registered | ||
agent of the filing entity at the office; | ||
(6) the initial mailing address of the filing entity; | ||
(7) the name and address of each: | ||
(A) organizer for the filing entity, unless the | ||
entity is formed under a plan of conversion or merger; | ||
(B) general partner, if the filing entity is a | ||
limited partnership; or | ||
(C) trust manager, if the filing entity is a real | ||
estate investment trust; | ||
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of conversion or merger, a statement to that effect and, if formed | ||
under a plan of conversion, the name, address, date of formation, | ||
prior form of organization, and jurisdiction of formation of the | ||
converting entity; and | ||
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to be included in the certificate of formation for the filing | ||
entity. | ||
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
to a certificate of formation filed on or after the effective date | ||
of this Act. A certificate of formation filed before the effective | ||
date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date on | ||
which the certificate of formation was filed, and the former law is | ||
continued in effect for that purpose. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2022. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 3131 was passed by the House on May 6, | ||
2021, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 1, 2 present, not | ||
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. | ||
No. 3131 on May 28, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, | ||
1 present, not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 3131 was passed by the Senate, with | ||
amendments, on May 24, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays | ||
0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |