Tennessee 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee House Bill HB0499 Draft / Bill

Filed 01/29/2025

                     
SENATE BILL 442 
 By Seal 
 
HOUSE BILL 499 
By Jones R 
 
 
HB0499 
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 43, 
Chapter 38, Part 1; Title 48, Chapter 15; Title 48, 
Chapter 208; Title 48, Chapter 249; Title 48, 
Chapter 25; Title 48, Chapter 55; Title 48, Chapter 
65; Title 61, Chapter 1; Title 61, Chapter 2 and 
Title 61, Chapter 3, relative to registered agents. 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: 
 SECTION 1.  Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 43-38-109(a), is amended by 
deleting the language "a copy of the original statement of resignation" and substituting instead 
the language "written notice of the registered agent's resignation". 
 SECTION 2.  Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-15-103(a), is amended by 
deleting the language "a copy thereof" and substituting instead the language "written notice of 
the registered agent's resignation" in the first sentence of the subsection. 
 SECTION 3.  Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-25-109(a), is amended by 
deleting the language "a copy thereof" and substituting instead the language "written notice of 
the registered agent's resignation" in the first sentence of the subsection. 
 SECTION 4.  Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-55-103(a), is amended by 
deleting the language "a copy thereof" and substituting instead the language "written notice of 
the registered agent's resignation" in the first sentence of the subsection. 
 SECTION 5.  Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-65-109(a), is amended by 
deleting the language "a copy thereof" and substituting instead the language "written notice of 
the registered agent's resignation" in the first sentence of the subsection.   
 
 
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 SECTION 6.  Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-208-103(a), is amended by 
deleting the language "a copy thereof" and substituting instead the language "written notice of 
the registered agent's resignation" in the first sentence of the subsection. 
 SECTION 7.  Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 48-249-111(a), is amended by 
deleting the language "a copy of the statement of resignation" and substituting instead the 
language "written notice of the registered agent's resignation" in the first sentence of the 
subsection. 
 SECTION 8.  Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 61-1-1002(e), is amended by 
deleting the language "a copy thereof" and substituting instead the language "written notice of 
the registered agent's resignation" in the first sentence of the subsection. 
 SECTION 9.  Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 61-2-104(d), is amended by deleting 
the language "a copy thereof" and substituting instead the language "written notice of the 
registered agent's resignation" in the first sentence of the subsection. 
 SECTION 10.  Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 61-2-904(h), is amended by 
deleting the language "a copy thereof" and substituting instead the language "written notice of 
the registered agent's resignation" in the first sentence of the subsection. 
 SECTION 11.  Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 61-3-117(a)(4), is amended by 
deleting the language "a copy of the statement" and substituting instead the language "written 
notice of the registered agent's resignation". 
 SECTION 12.  This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.