HOUSE BILL 178

Sponsored By:

Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Assessments and Taxation)

Entitled:

Business Entity Names

Synopsis:

Consolidating various statutes relating to the names of business entities; setting standards for the elements in the names of various kinds of entities; providing exceptions to the standards for preexisting business entity names; requiring names to be registered with the Department of Assessments and Taxation; imposing specified restrictions on the transferee of a reserved entity name under specified circumstances; and allowing the Department to adopt regulations to implement the Act.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/22

First Reading Economic Matters

2/4

Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.

3/24

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters

Favorable with Amendments

Special Order 3/25 (Crumlin) Adopted

3/25

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Floor Amendment (Genn) Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/26

Third Reading Passed (135-0)

4/9

Return Passed

4/28

Signed by the Governor Chapter 222

Senate Action

3/27

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

4/1

Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.

4/10

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/11

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Sponsored by:

Chairman, Econ. Matters Comm.

Departmental

Econ. Matters Comm.

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION, DEPARTMENT OF

COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- ENTERPRISE ZONES;SMALL BUS.

CORPORATIONS -see also- MERGERS; MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS

NAMES -see also- PROPER NAMES

PARTNERSHIPS

REGISTRATION -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Corporations and Associations

( 1-406 , 1-501 , 1-502 , 1-503 , 1-504 , 1-505 , 1-506 , 1-507 , 1-508 , 2-106 , 2-107 , 4A-208 , 4A-1004 , 5-106 , 7-101 , 7-203 , 9-1003 , 9-1004 , 9-1103 , 10-102 , 10-103 , 10-805 , 10-904 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 553075/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 1998   at: 5:16 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 793602/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 1998   at: 5:17 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 26, 1998: Third Reading Passed (135-0)

Senate

April 11, 1998: Third Reading Passed (47-0)