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7	7		General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1119
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14	14		AN ACT CONCERNING BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS WITH THE
15	15		OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE.
16	16		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	17		Assembly convened:
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19	19		Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 33-636 of the general statutes is 1
20	20		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 2
21	21		1, 2024): 3
22	22		(a) The certificate of incorporation shall set forth: (1) A corporate 4
23	23		name for the corporation that satisfies the requirements of section 33-5
24	24		655; (2) the number of shares the corporation is authorized to issue; (3) 6
25	25		the street and mailing address of the corporation's initial registered 7
26	26		office and the name of its initial registered agent at that office; [and] (4) 8
27	27		the name and address of each incorporator; (5) the electronic mail 9
28	28		address of the corporation; and (6) the corporation's North American 10
29	29		Industry Classification System Code. 11
30	30		Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 33-922 of the general statutes is 12
31	31		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 13
32	32		1, 2024): 14
33	33		(a) A foreign corporation may apply for a certificate of authority to 15
34	34		transact business in this state by delivering an application to the 16
35	35		Secretary of the State for filing. The application shall set forth: (1) The 17 Substitute Bill No. 1119
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42	42		name of the foreign corporation or, if its name is unavailable for use in 18
43	43		this state, a corporate name that satisfies the requirements of section 33-19
44	44		925; (2) the name of the state or country under whose law it is 20
45	45		incorporated; (3) its date of incorporation and period of duration; (4) the 21
46	46		street address of its principal office; (5) the address of its registered office 22
47	47		in this state and the name of its registered agent at that office; (6) the 23
48	48		electronic mail address [, if any,] of the corporation; [and] (7) the names 24
49	49		and respective business and residence addresses of the directors and 25
50	50		officers of the foreign corporation, except that if good cause is shown, 26
51	51		the Secretary of the State may accept business addresses in lieu of 27
52	52		business and residence addresses of the directors and officers of the 28
53	53		corporation; and (8) the foreign corporation's North American Industry 29
54	54		Classification System Code. For purposes of this section, a showing of 30
55	55		good cause shall include, but not be limited to, a showing that public 31
56	56		disclosure of the residence addresses of the corporation's directors and 32
57	57		officers may expose the personal security of such directors and officers 33
58	58		to significant risk. 34
59	59		Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 33-1026 of the general statutes is 35
60	60		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 36
61	61		1, 2024): 37
62	62		(a) The certificate of incorporation shall set forth: (1) A corporate 38
63	63		name for the corporation that satisfies the requirements of section 33-39
64	64		1045; (2) a statement that the corporation is nonprofit and that the 40
65	65		corporation shall not have or issue shares of stock or make distributions; 41
66	66		(3) whether the corporation is to have members and, if it is to have 42
67	67		members, the provisions which under section 33-1055 are required to be 43
68	68		set forth in the certificate of incorporation; (4) the street address of the 44
69	69		corporation's initial registered office and the name of its initial 45
70	70		registered agent at that office; (5) the name and address of each 46
71	71		incorporator; [and] (6) the nature of the activities to be conducted or the 47
72	72		purposes to be promoted or carried out, except that it shall be sufficient 48
73	73		to state, either alone or with other activities or purposes, that the 49
74	74		purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for 50 Substitute Bill No. 1119
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81	81		which corporations may be formed under sections 33-1000 to 33-1290, 51
82	82		inclusive, and by such statement all lawful acts and activities shall be 52
83	83		within the purposes of the corporation, except for express limitations, if 53
84	84		any; (7) the electronic mail address of the corporation; and (8) the 54
85	85		corporation's North American Industry Classification System Code. 55
86	86		Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 33-1212 of the general statutes is 56
87	87		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 57
88	88		1, 2024): 58
89	89		(a) A foreign corporation may apply for a certificate of authority to 59
90	90		conduct affairs in this state by delivering an application to the Secretary 60
91	91		of the State for filing. The application shall set forth: (1) The name of the 61
92	92		foreign corporation or, if its name is unavailable for use in this state, a 62
93	93		corporate name that satisfies the requirements of section 33-1215; (2) the 63
94	94		name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated; (3) its 64
95	95		date of incorporation and period of duration; (4) the street address of its 65
96	96		principal office; (5) the address of its registered office in this state and 66
97	97		the name of its registered agent at that office; (6) the electronic mail 67
98	98		address [, if any,] of the corporation; [and] (7) the names and respective 68
99	99		business and residence addresses of the directors and officers of the 69
100	100		foreign corporation, except that if good cause is shown, the Secretary of 70
101	101		the State may accept business addresses in lieu of business and 71
102	102		residence addresses of the directors and officers of the corporation; and 72
103	103		(8) the foreign corporation's North American Industry Classification 73
104	104		System Code. For purposes of this section, a showing of good cause shall 74
105	105		include, but not be limited to, a showing that public disclosure of the 75
106	106		residence addresses of the corporation's directors and officers may 76
107	107		expose the personal security of such directors and officers to significant 77
108	108		risk. 78
109	109		Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 34-10 of the general statutes is 79
110	110		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 80
111	111		1, 2024): 81
112	112		(a) In order to form a limited partnership a certificate of limited 82 Substitute Bill No. 1119
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119	119		partnership must be executed as provided in section 34-10a and the 83
120	120		certificate shall set forth: 84
121	121		(1) The name of the limited partnership and the address of the office 85
122	122		required to be maintained by section 34-13b; 86
123	123		(2) The name and address of the agent for service of process required 87
124	124		to be maintained by section 34-13b; 88
125	125		(3) The name and business address of each general partner; 89
126	126		[(4) The latest date upon which the limited partnership is to dissolve;] 90
127	127		[(5)] (4) Any other matters the partners determine to include therein; 91
128	128		[and] 92
129	129		[(6)] (5) The electronic mail address [, if any,] of the limited 93
130	130		partnership; and 94
131	131		(6) The limited partnership's North American Industry Classification 95
132	132		System Code. 96
133	133		Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 34-13e of the general statutes is 97
134	134		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 98
135	135		1, 2024): 99
136	136		(b) Each annual report shall set forth: (1) The name of the limited 100
137	137		partnership; (2) the address of the office of the limited partnership 101
138	138		required to be maintained by section 34-13b; (3) the electronic mail 102
139	139		address [, if any,] of the limited partnership; (4) if applicable, the name 103
140	140		and address of the statutory agent; [and (5) such additional information, 104
141	141		including the] (5) the name and business address of the general partner; 105
142	142		and (6) the limited partnership's North American Industry 106
143	143		Classification System Code. [, that the Secretary deems pertinent for 107
144	144		determining the principal purpose of the limited partnership.] 108
145	145		Sec. 7. Section 34-38g of the general statutes is repealed and the 109
146	146		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024): 110 Substitute Bill No. 1119
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153	153		Before transacting business in this state, a foreign limited partnership 111
154	154		shall register with the Secretary of the State. In order to register, a 112
155	155		foreign limited partnership shall submit to the Secretary of the State [a 113
156	156		signed copy of the] an application for registration as a foreign limited 114
157	157		partnership, signed [and sworn to] by a general partner and setting 115
158	158		forth: (1) The name of the foreign limited partnership and, if different, 116
159	159		the name under which it proposes to register and transact business in 117
160	160		the state; (2) the state and date of its formation; (3) the general character 118
161	161		of the business it proposes to transact in this state; (4) the name and 119
162	162		address of the agent in this state for service of process on the foreign 120
163	163		limited partnership required to be maintained by section 34-38p and an 121
164	164		acceptance of such appointment signed by the agent appointed if other 122
165	165		than the Secretary of the State; (5) the address of the office required to 123
166	166		be maintained in the state of its organization by the laws of that state, 124
167	167		or, if not so required, of the principal office of the foreign limited 125
168	168		partnership; (6) the name and business address of each general partner; 126
169	169		(7) the address of the office at which is kept a list of the names and 127
170	170		addresses of the limited partners and their capital contributions, 128
171	171		together with an undertaking by the foreign limited partnership to keep 129
172	172		those records until the foreign limited partnership registration in this 130
173	173		state is cancelled or withdrawn; (8) the date the foreign limited 131
174	174		partnership commenced transacting business in this state; [and] (9) the 132
175	175		electronic mail address [, if any,] of the foreign limited partnership; and 133
176	176		(10) the foreign limited partnership's North American Industry 134
177	177		Classification System Code. 135
178	178		Sec. 8. Section 34-38j of the general statutes is repealed and the 136
179	179		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024): 137
180	180		If any statement in the application for registration of a foreign limited 138
181	181		partnership was false when made or any arrangements or other facts 139
182	182		described have changed, making the application inaccurate in any 140
183	183		respect, the foreign limited partnership shall promptly file in the office 141
184	184		of the Secretary of the State a [signed copy of a] certificate, signed [and 142
185	185		sworn to] by a general partner, correcting such statement. 143 Substitute Bill No. 1119
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192	192		Sec. 9. Section 34-38k of the general statutes is repealed and the 144
193	193		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024): 145
194	194		A foreign limited partnership may cancel its registration by filing 146
195	195		with the Secretary of the State [a signed copy of] a certificate of 147
196	196		cancellation signed [and sworn to] by a general partner. A cancellation 148
197	197		does not terminate the authority of the Secretary of the State to accept 149
198	198		service of process on the foreign limited partnership with respect to 150
199	199		causes of action arising out of the transactions of business in this state. 151
200	200		Sec. 10. Subsection (b) of section 34-38s of the general statutes is 152
201	201		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 153
202	202		1, 2024): 154
203	203		(b) Each annual report shall set forth: (1) The name of the foreign 155
204	204		limited partnership and, if different, the name under which such foreign 156
205	205		limited partnership transacts business in this state; (2) the address of the 157
206	206		office required to be maintained in the state or other jurisdiction of the 158
207	207		foreign limited partnership's organization by the laws of that state or 159
208	208		jurisdiction or, if not so required, the address of its principal office; [and] 160
209	209		(3) the electronic mail address [, if any,] of the foreign limited 161
210	210		partnership; and (4) the foreign limited partnership's North American 162
211	211		Industry Classification System Code. 163
212	212		Sec. 11. Subsection (b) of section 34-247 of the general statutes is 164
213	213		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 165
214	214		1, 2024): 166
215	215		(b) A certificate of organization shall state: (1) The name of the limited 167
216	216		liability company, which shall comply with section 34-243k; (2) the 168
217	217		street address and mailing address of the company's principal office; (3) 169
218	218		the name of a registered agent appointed in compliance with section 34-170
219	219		243n, along with the street address and mailing address in this state of 171
220	220		the company's registered agent; (4) the name, business address and 172
221	221		residence address of at least one manager or member of the limited 173
222	222		liability company, except that if good cause is shown, the Secretary of 174 Substitute Bill No. 1119
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229	229		the State may accept a business address in lieu of the business and 175
230	230		residence addresses of such manager or member, provided, for 176
231	231		purposes of this subsection, a showing of good cause shall include, but 177
232	232		not be limited to, a showing that public disclosure of the residence 178
233	233		address of the manager or member of the limited liability company may 179
234	234		expose the personal security of such manager or member to significant 180
235	235		risk; [and] (5) the electronic mail address [, if any,] of the limited liability 181
236	236		company; and (6) the limited liability company's North American 182
237	237		Industry Classification System Code. 183
238	238		Sec. 12. Section 34-275b of the general statutes is repealed and the 184
239	239		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024): 185
240	240		To register to do business in this state, a foreign limited liability 186
241	241		company must deliver a foreign registration certificate to the Secretary 187
242	242		of the State for filing. The certificate shall set forth: 188
243	243		(1) The name of the company and, if the name does not comply with 189
244	244		section 34-243k, an alternate name adopted pursuant to subsection (a) 190
245	245		of section 34-275e; 191
246	246		(2) That the company is a foreign limited liability company; 192
247	247		(3) The name of the company's governing jurisdiction; 193
248	248		(4) The street and mailing addresses of the company's principal office 194
249	249		and, if the law of the governing jurisdiction requires the company to 195
250	250		maintain an office in that jurisdiction, the street and mailing addresses 196
251	251		of the required office; 197
252	252		(5) The name and address of the agent in this state for service of 198
253	253		process on the foreign limited liability company required to be 199
254	254		maintained by section 34-243n and an acceptance of such appointment 200
255	255		signed by the agent appointed if other than the Secretary of the State; 201
256	256		(6) The name and respective business and residence addresses of a 202
257	257		manager or a member of the foreign limited liability company, except 203 Substitute Bill No. 1119
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264	264		that, if good cause is shown, the Secretary of the State may accept a 204
265	265		business address in lieu of business and residence addresses of such 205
266	266		manager or member. For the purposes of this subdivision, a showing of 206
267	267		good cause shall include, but need not be limited to, a showing that 207
268	268		public disclosure of the residence address of the manager or member of 208
269	269		the foreign limited liability company may expose the personal security 209
270	270		of such manager or member to significant risk; [and] 210
271	271		(7) The electronic mail address [, if any,] of the foreign limited liability 211
272	272		company; and 212
273	273		(8) The foreign limited liability company's North American Industry 213
274	274		Classification System Code. 214
275	275		Sec. 13. Subsection (a) of section 34-419 of the general statutes is 215
276	276		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 216
277	277		1, 2024): 217
278	278		(a) To become a registered limited liability partnership, a partnership 218
279	279		shall file a certificate of limited liability partnership with the Secretary 219
280	280		of the State, stating the name of the partnership, which shall conform to 220
281	281		the requirements of section 34-406; the address of its principal office; if 221
282	282		the partnership's principal office is not located in this state, the address 222
283	283		of a registered office and the name and address of a registered agent for 223
284	284		service of process in this state, which the partnership will be required to 224
285	285		maintain under section 34-408; a brief statement of the business in which 225
286	286		the partnership engages; the electronic mail address [, if any,] of the 226
287	287		registered limited liability partnership; the registered limited liability 227
288	288		partnership's North American Industry Classification System Code; any 228
289	289		other matters the partnership may determine to include; and that the 229
290	290		partnership thereby applies for status as a registered limited liability 230
291	291		partnership. 231
292	292		Sec. 14. Section 34-429 of the general statutes is repealed and the 232
293	293		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024): 233
294	294		Before transacting business in this state, a foreign registered limited 234 Substitute Bill No. 1119
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301	301		liability partnership shall file a certificate of authority with the Secretary 235
302	302		of the State executed by a person with authority to do so under the laws 236
303	303		of the state or other jurisdiction where it is registered as a registered 237
304	304		limited liability partnership. The certificate of authority shall set forth: 238
305	305		(1) The name of the partnership and, if different, the name under which 239
306	306		it proposes to transact business in this state, either of which shall 240
307	307		conform to the requirements of section 34-406; (2) the state or other 241
308	308		jurisdiction where it is registered as a registered limited liability 242
309	309		partnership and the date of its registration; (3) the name and address of 243
310	310		the agent in this state for service of process required to be maintained 244
311	311		by section 34-408 and an acceptance of such appointment signed by the 245
312	312		agent appointed; (4) the address of the office required to be maintained 246
313	313		in the state or other jurisdiction of its organization by the laws of that 247
314	314		state or jurisdiction or, if not so required, of the principal office of the 248
315	315		partnership; (5) a representation that the partnership is a "foreign 249
316	316		registered limited liability partnership" as defined in section 34-301; (6) 250
317	317		a brief statement of the business in which the partnership engages; (7) 251
318	318		the electronic mail address [, if any,] of the foreign registered limited 252
319	319		liability partnership; (8) the foreign registered limited liability 253
320	320		partnership's North American Industry Classification System Code; and 254
321	321		[(8)] (9) any other matters the partnership may determine to include. 255
322	322		Sec. 15. Subsection (a) of section 34-503 of the general statutes is 256
323	323		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 257
324	324		1, 2024): 258
325	325		(a) Every statutory trust shall file a signed copy of its certificate of 259
326	326		trust with the office of the Secretary of the State. The certificate of trust 260
327	327		shall set forth: 261
328	328		(1) A name of the statutory trust that satisfies the requirements of 262
329	329		section 34-506; 263
330	330		(2) The future effective date, which shall be a date certain, of 264
331	331		effectiveness of the certificate if it is not to be effective upon the filing of 265
332	332		the certificate; 266 Substitute Bill No. 1119
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339	339		(3) The principal office address of the statutory trust; 267
340	340		(4) The appointment of a statutory agent for service of process, as 268
341	341		required by section 34-507; [and] 269
342	342		(5) The electronic mail address of the statutory trust; 270
343	343		(6) The statutory trust's North American Industry Classification 271
344	344		System Code; and 272
345	345		[(5)] (7) Any other information the trustees determine to include 273
346	346		therein. 274
347	347		Sec. 16. Section 34-531 of the general statutes is repealed and the 275
348	348		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024): 276
349	349		Before transacting business in this state, a foreign statutory trust shall 277
350	350		register with the Secretary of the State. In order to register, a foreign 278
351	351		statutory trust shall submit to the Secretary of the State a signed copy of 279
352	352		an application for registration as a foreign statutory trust executed by a 280
353	353		person with authority to do so under the laws of the state or other 281
354	354		jurisdiction of its formation. The application shall set forth: (1) The name 282
355	355		of the foreign statutory trust and, if different, the name under which it 283
356	356		proposes to transact business in this state; (2) the state or other 284
357	357		jurisdiction where formed, and date of its organization; (3) the name and 285
358	358		address of the agent in this state for service of process on the foreign 286
359	359		statutory trust required to be maintained by section 34-532 and an 287
360	360		acceptance of such appointment signed by the agent appointed if other 288
361	361		than the Secretary of the State; (4) the address of the office required to 289
362	362		be maintained in the state or other jurisdiction of its organization by the 290
363	363		laws of that state or jurisdiction or, if not so required, of the principal 291
364	364		office of the foreign statutory trust; (5) a representation that the foreign 292
365	365		statutory trust is a "foreign statutory trust" as defined in section 34-501; 293
366	366		[and] (6) the character of the business which the statutory trust intends 294
367	367		to transact in this state; (7) the electronic mail address of the foreign 295
368	368		statutory trust; and (8) the foreign statutory trust's North American 296
369	369		Industry Classification System Code. 297 Substitute Bill No. 1119
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376	376		Sec. 17. Subsection (c) of section 33-953 of the general statutes is 298
377	377		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 299
378	378		1, 2024): 300
379	379		(c) Each annual report shall set forth: (1) The name of the corporation; 301
380	380		(2) the principal office of the corporation or, in the case of a foreign 302
381	381		corporation (A) the address of the principal office of the foreign 303
382	382		corporation in the state under the laws of which it is incorporated, (B) 304
383	383		the address of the executive offices of the foreign corporation, and (C) 305
384	384		the address of the principal office of the foreign corporation in this state, 306
385	385		if any; (3) the electronic mail address [, if any,] of the corporation; (4) the 307
386	386		name and address of the registered agent; (5) the names and respective 308
387	387		business and residence addresses of the directors and officers of the 309
388	388		corporation, except that if good cause is shown, the Secretary of the State 310
389	389		may accept business addresses in lieu of business and residence 311
390	390		addresses of the directors and officers of the corporation; and (6) [such 312
391	391		additional information, including] the corporation's North American 313
392	392		Industry Classification System Code. [, that the Secretary deems 314
393	393		pertinent for determining the principal purpose of the corporation.] For 315
394	394		the purposes of this subsection, a showing of good cause shall include, 316
395	395		but not be limited to, a showing that public disclosure of the residence 317
396	396		addresses of the corporation's directors and officers may expose the 318
397	397		personal security of such directors and officers to significant risk. 319
398	398		Sec. 18. Subsection (c) of section 33-1243 of the general statutes is 320
399	399		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 321
400	400		1, 2024): 322
401	401		(c) Each annual report shall set forth: (1) The name of the corporation 323
402	402		and, in the case of a foreign corporation, the state under the laws of 324
403	403		which it is incorporated; (2) the principal office of the corporation or, in 325
404	404		the case of a foreign corporation (A) the address of the principal office 326
405	405		of the foreign corporation in the state under the laws of which it is 327
406	406		incorporated, (B) the address of the executive offices of the foreign 328
407	407		corporation, and (C) the address of the principal office of the foreign 329
408	408		corporation in this state, if any; (3) the electronic mail address [, if any,] 330 Substitute Bill No. 1119
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415	415		of the corporation; (4) the name and address of the registered agent; (5) 331
416	416		the names and respective business and residence addresses of the 332
417	417		directors and officers of the corporation, except that if good cause is 333
418	418		shown, the Secretary of the State may accept business addresses in lieu 334
419	419		of business and residence addresses of the directors and officers of the 335
420	420		corporation; and (6) [such additional information, including] the 336
421	421		corporation's or foreign corporation's North American Industry 337
422	422		Classification System Code. [, that the Secretary deems pertinent for 338
423	423		determining the principal purpose of the corporation.] For the purposes 339
424	424		of this subsection, a showing of good cause shall include, but not be 340
425	425		limited to, a showing that public disclosure of the residence addresses 341
426	426		of the corporation's directors and officers may expose the personal 342
427	427		security of such directors and officers to significant risk. 343
428	428		Sec. 19. Subsection (a) of section 34-247k of the general statutes is 344
429	429		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 345
430	430		1, 2024): 346
431	431		(a) A limited liability company or a registered foreign limited liability 347
432	432		company shall deliver to the Secretary of the State by electronic 348
433	433		transmission an annual report that states: 349
434	434		(1) The name of the company; 350
435	435		(2) The street address and mailing address of its principal office; 351
436	436		(3) The name, business address and residence address of at least one 352
437	437		member or manager, except that, if good cause is shown, the Secretary 353
438	438		of the State may accept a business address in lieu of business and 354
439	439		residence addresses of such manager or member. For purposes of this 355
440	440		subdivision, a showing of good cause shall include, but not be limited 356
441	441		to, a showing that public disclosure of the residence address of the 357
442	442		manager or member of the limited liability company may expose the 358
443	443		personal security of such manager or member to significant risk; 359
444	444		(4) The name and address of the registered agent; 360 Substitute Bill No. 1119
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451	451		(5) An electronic mail address where the Secretary of the State can 361
452	452		communicate with the company or its filing agent; [, if the company or 362
453	453		its filing agent maintains an electronic mail address;] 363
454	454		(6) In the case of a foreign limited liability company, any alternate 364
455	455		name adopted under section 34-275e, its governing jurisdiction and if 365
456	456		the law of the governing jurisdiction requires the company to maintain 366
457	457		an office in that jurisdiction, the street and mailing addresses of the 367
458	458		required office; and 368
459	459		(7) [Such additional information, including the] The limited liability 369
460	460		company's or registered foreign limited liability company's North 370
461	461		American Industry Classification System Code. [, that the Secretary 371
462	462		deems pertinent for determining the principal purpose of the limited 372
463	463		liability company.] 373
464	464		Sec. 20. Subsection (b) of section 34-420 of the general statutes is 374
465	465		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 375
466	466		1, 2024): 376
467	467		(b) Each annual report shall set forth: (1) The name of the registered 377
468	468		limited liability partnership; (2) the registered limited liability 378
469	469		partnership's current principal office address; (3) the electronic mail 379
470	470		address [, if any,] of the registered limited liability partnership; (4) the 380
471	471		name and address of the registered agent; and (5) [such additional 381
472	472		information, including] the registered limited liability partnership's 382
473	473		North American Industry Classification System Code. [, that the 383
474	474		Secretary deems pertinent for determining the principal purpose of the 384
475	475		limited liability partnership.] 385
476	476		Sec. 21. Subsection (b) of section 34-431 of the general statutes is 386
477	477		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 387
478	478		1, 2024): 388
479	479		(b) Each annual report shall set forth: (1) The name of the foreign 389
480	480		registered limited liability partnership and, if different, the name under 390
481	481		which such foreign registered limited liability partnership transacts 391 Substitute Bill No. 1119
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488	488		business in this state; (2) the address of the office required to be 392
489	489		maintained in the state or other jurisdiction of the foreign registered 393
490	490		limited liability partnership's organization by the laws of that state or 394
491	491		jurisdiction or, if not so required, the address of its principal office; (3) 395
492	492		the electronic mail address [, if any,] of the foreign registered limited 396
493	493		liability partnership; (4) the name and address of the statutory agent; 397
494	494		and (5) [such additional information, including] the foreign registered 398
495	495		limited liability partnership's North American Industry Classification 399
496	496		System Code. [, that the Secretary deems pertinent for determining the 400
497	497		principal purpose of the foreign registered limited liability partnership.] 401
498	498		Sec. 22. Section 3-99a of the general statutes is repealed and the 402
499	499		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024): 403
500	500		(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary 404
501	501		of the State shall receive, for filing or recording any document, 405
502	502		instrument or paper required to be filed or recorded regardless of the 406
503	503		number of pages, when fees are not otherwise specially provided for, 407
504	504		fifty dollars. The Secretary shall receive, for preparing and furnishing a 408
505	505		copy of any document, instrument or paper filed or recorded: For each 409
506	506		copy of each such document, regardless of the number of pages, forty 410
507	507		dollars, for affixing the Secretary's certificate and the state seal thereto, 411
508	508		fifteen dollars; for the Secretary's certificate with the state seal imprinted 412
509	509		or affixed, fifty dollars; for a certificate, with the seal of the state 413
510	510		imprinted or affixed thereon, of any fact or record for which no special 414
511	511		provision is made, fifty dollars; for [certifying the incumbency of a judge 415
512	512		of probate, notary public or other official, forty dollars, except that for 416
513	513		certifying the incumbency of an official in connection with an adoption 417
514	514		of a child, such fee shall be fifteen dollars] issuing a document 418
515	515		authentication or apostille, twenty dollars; and for expediting such 419
516	516		authentication or apostille, twenty dollars. 420
517	517		(b) No fee shall be charged for filing any document required to be 421
518	518		filed pursuant to the provisions of titles 4, 7 and 9, and the fee for 422
519	519		furnishing copies of such documents shall be such as will, in the 423
520	520		judgment of said Secretary, cover the costs of such copies, except that 424 Substitute Bill No. 1119
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527	527		the fee for furnishing copies of documents filed pursuant to title 9 shall 425
528	528		not exceed twenty-five cents per page. No fee shall be charged for filing 426
529	529		resolutions relating to payment from the Treasury and statements of 427
530	530		receipts and expenditures of judges of probate. 428
531	531		(c) No fee shall be charged for any copy required by any state officer, 429
532	532		department, board or commission, the fee for which would be payable 430
533	533		from the State Treasury. For other services for which fees are not 431
534	534		provided by the general statutes, the Secretary may charge such fees as 432
535	535		will in his judgment cover the cost of the services provided. The tax 433
536	536		imposed under chapter 219 shall not be imposed upon any transaction 434
537	537		for which a fee may be charged under the provisions of this section. 435
538	538		Overpayments made to the Records and Legislative Services Division 436
539	539		or to the [Commercial Recording] Business Services Division of the 437
540	540		office of the Secretary of the State, whether for documents or for fees, in 438
541	541		an amount not to exceed five dollars shall not be refunded but shall be 439
542	542		placed in the General Fund. No overpayment claim or claim for credit 440
543	543		toward future filing fees shall be presented under this section but within 441
544	544		one year after it accrues and the Secretary of the State may adjust the 442
545	545		Secretary's records accordingly to reflect that the overpaid fees are no 443
546	546		longer available for refund or credit. 444
547	547		(d) In the performance of their functions, the [Commercial Recording] 445
548	548		Business Services Division and the Records and Legislative Services 446
549	549		Division of the office of the Secretary of the State may, in the discretion 447
550	550		of the Secretary, provide expedited services. The Secretary shall provide 448
551	551		for the establishment and administration of a system of payment for 449
552	552		such expedited services and may include in such system prepaid 450
553	553		deposit accounts. The Secretary shall charge, in addition to the filing fees 451
554	554		provided for by law, the sum of fifty dollars for each expedited service 452
555	555		provided. The filing fee and the expediting fee shall be paid by the 453
556	556		person requesting the information and documents, in such manner as 454
557	557		required by the Secretary. The Secretary may promulgate rules and 455
558	558		regulations necessary to establish guidelines for the use of expedited 456
559	559		services and shall establish fees, in addition to the expediting fee, for 457 Substitute Bill No. 1119
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566	566		expedited electronic data processing services which cover the cost of 458
567	567		such services. 459
568	568		(e) (1) The Secretary of the State may accept the filing of documents 460
569	569		[by telecopier or other electronic media] and data over the Internet and 461
570	570		employ new technology, as it is developed, to aid in the performance of 462
571	571		all duties required by the law. The Secretary of the State may establish 463
572	572		rules, fee schedules and regulations, not inconsistent with the law, for 464
573	573		filing documents [by telecopier or other electronic media, for the 465
574	574		adoption, employment and use of new technology in the performance 466
575	575		of the duties of the office and for providing electronic access and other 467
576	576		related products or services that result from the employment of such 468
577	577		new technology] with the Business Services Division. 469
578	578		(2) The Secretary may require the Internet submission of any filing to 470
579	579		the Business Services Division under titles 33, 34 and 42a, provided the 471
580	580		Secretary may permit paper filing of such documents and data if the 472
581	581		Secretary determines that Internet submission is impracticable. 473
582	582		(3) The Secretary may create a unified business maintenance filing 474
583	583		that allows a business entity to update business information on file with 475
584	584		the Secretary, provided the business entity is active and in good 476
585	585		standing with the Secretary. 477
586	586		(f) The Secretary of the State may require that a unique identification 478
587	587		number be provided on documents or requests processed by the office. 479
588	588		(g) The Secretary of the State may allow remittances to be in the form 480
589	589		of a credit card account number and an authorization to draw upon a 481
590	590		specified credit card account, at such time and under such conditions as 482
591	591		the Secretary may prescribe. Remittances in the form of an authorization 483
592	592		to draw upon a specified credit card account shall include an amount 484
593	593		for purposes of paying the discount rate associated with drawing upon 485
594	594		the credit card account, unless the remittances are drawn on an account 486
595	595		with a financial institution that agrees to add the number to the credit 487
596	596		card holder's billing, in which event the remittances drawn shall not 488 Substitute Bill No. 1119
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603	603		include an amount for purposes of paying the discount rate associated 489
604	604		with the drawing upon the credit card account. 490
605	605		Sec. 23. Subsection (a) of section 3-99d of the general statutes is 491
606	606		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 492
607	607		1, 2024): 493
608	608		(a) The [Commercial Recording] Business Services Division of the 494
609	609		office of the Secretary of the State shall establish an electronic business 495
610	610		portal as a single point of entry for business entities for purposes of 496
611	611		business registration pursuant to title 33 or 34. Such portal shall provide 497
612	612		explanatory information and electronic links provided by state agencies 498
613	613		and quasi-public agencies, including, but not limited to, the Labor 499
614	614		Department, the Workers' Compensation Commission, the 500
615	615		Departments of Economic and Community Development, 501
616	616		Administrative Services, Consumer Protection, Energy and 502
617	617		Environmental Protection and Revenue Services, Connecticut 503
618	618		Innovations, Incorporated, Connecticut Licensing Info Center, The 504
619	619		United States Small Business Administration, the Connecticut Small 505
620	620		Business Development Center, the Connecticut Economic Resource 506
621	621		Center and the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, for the 507
622	622		purposes of assisting such business entities in determining permitting 508
623	623		and licensure requirements, identifying state revenue responsibilities 509
624	624		and benefits, and finding available state financial incentives and 510
625	625		programs related to such entities' businesses. The information provided 511
626	626		for purposes of business registration with the office of the Secretary of 512
627	627		the State may be made available to state agencies and quasi-public 513
628	628		agencies for economic development, state revenue collection and 514
629	629		statistical purposes as provided by law. 515
630	630		Sec. 24. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2024) (a) (1) As used in this section 516
631	631		and sections 25 and 26 of this act, "registered agent" means a registered 517
632	632		agent of a corporation under section 33-660 or 33-1050 of the general 518
633	633		statutes, a statutory agent for service of process of a limited partnership 519
634	634		under section 34-13b of the general statutes, a registered agent of a 520
635	635		limited liability company under section 34-243n of the general statutes, 521 Substitute Bill No. 1119
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642	642		a statutory agent for service of process of a limited liability partnership 522
643	643		under section 34-408 of the general statutes or a statutory agent for 523
644	644		service of process of a statutory trust under section 34-507 of the general 524
645	645		statutes. 525
646	646		(2) The Secretary of the State may establish a commercial registered 526
647	647		agent process at such time as the Secretary determines is feasible as 527
648	648		described in this section and sections 25 and 26 of this act. 528
649	649		(b) (1) No individual, business organization or unincorporated 529
650	650		association shall be permitted to register as a commercial registered 530
651	651		agent except as provided in this section. To register as a commercial 531
652	652		registered agent, a business entity shall be active and in good standing 532
653	653		with the Secretary of the State and shall be: (A) A domestic stock 533
654	654		corporation having a certificate of incorporation on file with the 534
655	655		Secretary under section 33-636 of the general statutes, as amended by 535
656	656		this act; (B) a foreign stock corporation having an application for 536
657	657		certificate of authority on file with the Secretary under section 33-922 of 537
658	658		the general statutes, as amended by this act; (C) a domestic limited 538
659	659		liability company having a certificate of organization on file with the 539
660	660		Secretary under section 34-247 of the general statutes; or (D) a foreign 540
661	661		limited liability company with a foreign registration statement on file 541
662	662		with the Secretary under section 34-275a of the general statutes. 542
663	663		(2) A registered agent may deliver to the Secretary of the State for 543
664	664		filing a commercial registered agent listing statement signed by the 544
665	665		registered agent that states: (A) The name of the individual or entity that 545
666	666		acts as a registered agent and, the entity's type and jurisdiction of 546
667	667		formation; (B) that the registered agent is in the business of serving as a 547
668	668		registered agent in this state; and (C) the address of a place of business 548
669	669		of the registered agent in this state to which service of process, notices 549
670	670		and demands being served on or sent to entities represented by the 550
671	671		person may be delivered. The Secretary may require such other 551
672	672		information on the listing statement as the Secretary deems necessary to 552
673	673		carry out the Secretary's duties under this section and sections 25 and 26 553
674	674		of this act. 554 Substitute Bill No. 1119
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681	681		(3) A commercial registered agent listing statement may include 555
682	682		information on the methods that the registered agent will accept service 556
683	683		of process, notices and demands, other than in a written record. The 557
684	684		listing statement may also include the commercial registered agent's 558
685	685		telephone number, electronic mail address and Internet web site 559
686	686		address. All information collected on the listing statement shall be 560
687	687		public and may be made available on the Internet web site of the 561
688	688		Secretary. 562
689	689		(c) A commercial registered agent listing statement takes effect on 563
690	690		filing. 564
691	691		(d) The Secretary of the State shall note the filing of a commercial 565
692	692		registered agent listing statement in the index of the Secretary of the 566
693	693		State's records for each entity represented by the registered agent at the 567
694	694		time of the filing. The listing statement has the effect of amending the 568
695	695		registered agent filing for each of those entities to: (1) Designate the 569
696	696		registered agent filing the commercial registered agent listing statement 570
697	697		as the commercial registered agent of each of those entities; and (2) 571
698	698		delete the name and address of the former agent from the registered 572
699	699		agent filing of each of those entities. 573
700	700		Sec. 25. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2024) (a) A registered agent may 574
701	701		terminate such agent's listing as a commercial registered agent by 575
702	702		delivering to the Secretary of the State for filing a commercial registered 576
703	703		agent termination statement signed by the agent that states: (1) The 577
704	704		name of the agent as listed under section 24 of this act; and (2) that the 578
705	705		agent is no longer in the business of serving as a commercial registered 579
706	706		agent in this state. 580
707	707		(b) A commercial registered agent termination statement takes effect 581
708	708		at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first day after the day on which it is filed by 582
709	709		the Secretary of the State. 583
710	710		(c) The registered agent shall promptly furnish each entity 584
711	711		represented by the agent with a notice in a record of the filing of the 585 Substitute Bill No. 1119
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718	718		commercial registered agent termination statement. 586
719	719		(d) When a commercial registered agent termination statement takes 587
720	720		effect, the commercial registered agent ceases to be the registered agent 588
721	721		for each entity formerly represented by such agent. Termination of the 589
722	722		listing of a commercial registered agent under this section does not 590
723	723		affect any contractual rights a represented entity has against the agent 591
724	724		or that the agent has against the represented entity. 592
725	725		Sec. 26. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2024) (a) A commercial registered 593
726	726		agent shall file an amended commercial registered agent listing 594
727	727		statement that sets forth the information required under section 24 of 595
728	728		this act if the commercial registered agent changes its name, entity type, 596
729	729		jurisdiction of formation or its address in this state. An amended 597
730	730		commercial registered agent listing statement may be filed by the 598
731	731		commercial registered agent to update any other information provided 599
732	732		on the original listing statement or previous amendment thereto. 600
733	733		(b) The filing by the Secretary of the State of a listing statement under 601
734	734		subsection (a) of this section is effective to change the information 602
735	735		regarding the agent with respect to each entity represented by the agent. 603
736	736		(c) An amended listing statement filed under this section takes effect 604
737	737		on filing. 605
738	738		(d) A commercial registered agent shall promptly notify each entity 606
739	739		represented by the agent in the event the agent files an amended listing 607
740	740		statement under this section. 608
741	741		Sec. 27. Subsection (a) of section 33-617 of the general statutes is 609
742	742		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 610
743	743		1, 2024): 611
744	744		(a) The Secretary of the State shall charge and collect the following 612
745	745		fees for filing documents and issuing certificates and remit them to the 613
746	746		Treasurer for the use of the state: (1) Filing application to reserve, 614
747	747		register, renew or cancel registration of corporate name, sixty dollars; 615 Substitute Bill No. 1119
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754	754		(2) filing transfer of reserved corporate name, sixty dollars; (3) filing 616
755	755		certificate of incorporation, including appointment of registered agent, 617
756	756		one hundred dollars; (4) filing change of address of registered agent or 618
757	757		change of registered agent, fifty dollars; (5) filing notice of resignation 619
758	758		of registered agent, fifty dollars; (6) filing amendment to certificate of 620
759	759		incorporation, one hundred dollars; (7) filing restated certificate of 621
760	760		incorporation, one hundred dollars; (8) filing certificate of merger or 622
761	761		share exchange, sixty dollars; (9) filing certificate of correction, one 623
762	762		hundred dollars; (10) filing certificate of surrender of special charter and 624
763	763		adoption of general certificate of incorporation, one hundred dollars; 625
764	764		(11) filing certificate of revocation of dissolution, fifty dollars; (12) filing 626
765	765		annual report, one hundred fifty dollars except as otherwise provided 627
766	766		in sections 33-953, as amended by this act, and 33-954; (13) filing 628
767	767		application of foreign corporation for certificate of authority to transact 629
768	768		business in this state and issuing certificate of authority, one hundred 630
769	769		dollars; (14) filing application of foreign corporation for amended 631
770	770		certificate of authority to transact business in this state and issuing 632
771	771		amended certificate of authority, one hundred dollars; (15) filing 633
772	772		application for reinstatement, [one hundred fifty dollars] five hundred 634
773	773		dollars, inclusive of annual report fees; (16) filing a corrected annual 635
774	774		report, one hundred dollars; and (17) filing an interim notice of change 636
775	775		of director or officer, twenty dollars. 637
776	776		Sec. 28. Subsection (a) of section 34-38n of the general statutes is 638
777	777		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 639
778	778		1, 2024): 640
779	779		(a) The Secretary of the State shall receive, for filing any document or 641
780	780		certificate required to be filed under sections 34-10, as amended by this 642
781	781		act, 34-13a, 34-13e, as amended by this act, 34-32, 34-32a, 34-32c, 34-38g, 643
782	782		as amended by this act, and 34-38s, as amended by this act, the following 644
783	783		fees: (1) For reservation or cancellation of reservation of name, sixty 645
784	784		dollars; (2) for a certificate of limited partnership and appointment of 646
785	785		statutory agent, one hundred twenty dollars; (3) for a certificate of 647
786	786		amendment, one hundred twenty dollars; (4) for a certificate of merger 648 Substitute Bill No. 1119
787	787
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792	792
793	793		or consolidation, sixty dollars; (5) for a certificate of registration, one 649
794	794		hundred twenty dollars; (6) for a change of agent or change of address 650
795	795		of agent, twenty dollars; (7) for a certificate of reinstatement, [one 651
796	796		hundred twenty dollars] two hundred fifty dollars; and (8) for an annual 652
797	797		report, (A) prior to July 1, 2020, twenty dollars, and (B) on or after July 653
798	798		1, 2020, eighty dollars. 654
799	799		Sec. 29. Subsection (a) of section 34-243u of the general statutes is 655
800	800		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 656
801	801		1, 2024): 657
802	802		(a) Fees for filing documents and issuing certificates: (1) Filing an 658
803	803		application to reserve a limited liability company name or to cancel a 659
804	804		reserved limited liability company name, sixty dollars; (2) filing a 660
805	805		transfer of reserved limited liability company name, sixty dollars; (3) 661
806	806		filing a certificate of organization, including appointment of registered 662
807	807		agent, one hundred twenty dollars; (4) filing a change of address of 663
808	808		agent certificate or change of agent certificate, fifty dollars; (5) filing a 664
809	809		notice of resignation of registered agent, fifty dollars; (6) filing an 665
810	810		amendment to certificate of organization, one hundred twenty dollars; 666
811	811		(7) filing a restated certificate of organization, one hundred twenty 667
812	812		dollars; (8) filing a certificate of merger, sixty dollars; (9) filing a 668
813	813		certificate of interest exchange, sixty dollars; (10) filing a certificate of 669
814	814		abandonment, fifty dollars; (11) filing a certificate of reinstatement, [one 670
815	815		hundred twenty dollars] two hundred fifty dollars; (12) filing a foreign 671
816	816		registration certificate by a foreign limited liability company to transact 672
817	817		business in this state, one hundred twenty dollars; (13) filing an 673
818	818		application of foreign limited liability company for amended foreign 674
819	819		registration certificate, one hundred twenty dollars; (14) [filing a 675
820	820		certificate of withdrawal of registration under section 34-275h, one 676
821	821		hundred twenty dollars; (15)] filing an annual report, (A) concerning 677
822	822		any year prior to July 1, 2020, twenty dollars, and (B) concerning any 678
823	823		year on or after July 1, 2020, eighty dollars; [(16)] (15) filing an interim 679
824	824		notice of change of manager or member, twenty dollars; [(17)] (16) filing 680
825	825		a registration of name or a renewal of registration of name, sixty dollars; 681 Substitute Bill No. 1119
826	826
827	827
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831	831
832	832		[(18)] (17) filing a statement of correction, one hundred dollars; and 682
833	833		[(19)] (18) filing a transfer of registration, sixty dollars plus the 683
834	834		qualification fee. 684
835	835		Sec. 30. Subsection (a) of section 34-413 of the general statutes is 685
836	836		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 686
837	837		1, 2024): 687
838	838		(a) Fees for filing documents and processing certificates: (1) Filing 688
839	839		application to reserve a registered limited liability partnership name or 689
840	840		to cancel a reserved limited liability partnership name, sixty dollars; (2) 690
841	841		filing transfer of reserved registered limited liability partnership name, 691
842	842		sixty dollars; (3) filing change of address of statutory agent or change of 692
843	843		statutory agent, fifty dollars; (4) filing certificate of limited liability 693
844	844		partnership, one hundred twenty dollars; (5) filing amendment to 694
845	845		certificate of limited liability partnership, one hundred twenty dollars; 695
846	846		(6) filing certificate of authority to transact business in this state, 696
847	847		including appointment of statutory agent, one hundred twenty dollars; 697
848	848		(7) filing amendment to certificate of authority to transact business in 698
849	849		this state, one hundred twenty dollars; (8) filing an annual report, (A) 699
850	850		prior to July 1, 2020, twenty dollars, and (B) on or after July 1, 2020, 700
851	851		eighty dollars; (9) filing statement of merger, sixty dollars; and (10) filing 701
852	852		certificate of reinstatement, [one hundred twenty dollars] two hundred 702
853	853		fifty dollars. 703
854	854		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
855	855		sections:
856	856
857	857		Section 1 January 1, 2024 33-636(a)
858	858		Sec. 2 January 1, 2024 33-922(a)
859	859		Sec. 3 January 1, 2024 33-1026(a)
860	860		Sec. 4 January 1, 2024 33-1212(a)
861	861		Sec. 5 January 1, 2024 34-10(a)
862	862		Sec. 6 January 1, 2024 34-13e(b)
863	863		Sec. 7 January 1, 2024 34-38g
864	864		Sec. 8 January 1, 2024 34-38j
865	865		Sec. 9 January 1, 2024 34-38k Substitute Bill No. 1119
866	866
867	867
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871	871
872	872		Sec. 10 January 1, 2024 34-38s(b)
873	873		Sec. 11 January 1, 2024 34-247(b)
874	874		Sec. 12 January 1, 2024 34-275b
875	875		Sec. 13 January 1, 2024 34-419(a)
876	876		Sec. 14 January 1, 2024 34-429
877	877		Sec. 15 January 1, 2024 34-503(a)
878	878		Sec. 16 January 1, 2024 34-531
879	879		Sec. 17 January 1, 2024 33-953(c)
880	880		Sec. 18 January 1, 2024 33-1243(c)
881	881		Sec. 19 January 1, 2024 34-247k(a)
882	882		Sec. 20 January 1, 2024 34-420(b)
883	883		Sec. 21 January 1, 2024 34-431(b)
884	884		Sec. 22 January 1, 2024 3-99a
885	885		Sec. 23 January 1, 2024 3-99d(a)
886	886		Sec. 24 January 1, 2024 New section
887	887		Sec. 25 January 1, 2024 New section
888	888		Sec. 26 January 1, 2024 New section
889	889		Sec. 27 January 1, 2024 33-617(a)
890	890		Sec. 28 January 1, 2024 34-38n(a)
891	891		Sec. 29 January 1, 2024 34-243u(a)
892	892		Sec. 30 January 1, 2024 34-413(a)
893	893
	894	+	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
	895	+	In Section 17(c)(6), "corporation's" was inserted for clarity; in Section
	896	+	24(b)(1)(C), "34-347" was changed to "34-247" for accuracy; and in
	897	+	Section 24(b)(3), "information statement" was changed to "listing
	898	+	statement" for internal consistency.
894	899
895	900		JUD Joint Favorable Subst.
896		-	FIN Joint Favorable
897	901