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AN ACT
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relating to the assumed name of a series limited liability company. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 71.002(2), Business & Commerce Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(2) "Assumed name" means: |
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(A) for an individual, a name that does not |
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include the surname of the individual; |
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(B) for a partnership, a name that does not |
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include the surname or other legal name of each joint venturer or |
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general partner; |
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(C) for an individual or a partnership, a name, |
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including a surname, that suggests the existence of additional |
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owners by including words such as "Company," "& Company," "& Son," |
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"& Sons," "& Associates," "Brothers," and similar words, but not |
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words that merely describe the business being conducted or the |
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professional service being rendered; |
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(D) for a limited partnership, a name other than |
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the name stated in its certificate of formation; |
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(E) for a company, a name used by the company; |
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(F) for a corporation, a name other than the name |
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stated in its certificate of formation or a comparable document; |
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(G) for a limited liability partnership, a name |
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other than the name stated in its application filed with the office |
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of the secretary of state or a comparable document; and |
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(H) for a limited liability company, a name other |
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than the name stated in its certificate of formation or a comparable |
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document, including the name of any series of the limited liability |
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company established by its company agreement. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1624 was passed by the House on April |
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25, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1624 was passed by the Senate on May |
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15, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |