S.B. No. 699
AN ACT
relating to the contents of an assumed name certificate filed by
certain businesses or professionals.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 71.102, Business & Commerce Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 71.102. CONTENTS OF CERTIFICATE. The certificate must
state:
(1) the assumed name under which the business is or is
to be conducted or the professional service is or is to be rendered;
(2) the registrant's name as stated in the
registrant's certificate of formation or application filed with the
office of the secretary of state or other comparable document;
(3) the state, country, or other jurisdiction under
the laws of which the registrant was incorporated or organized [and
the registrant's registered or similar office address in that
state, country, or jurisdiction];
(4) the period, not to exceed 10 years, during which
the registrant will use the assumed name;
(5) a statement specifying that the registrant is:
(A) a for-profit corporation, nonprofit
corporation, professional corporation, professional association,
or other type of corporation;
(B) a limited partnership, limited liability
partnership, or limited liability company; or
(C) another type of incorporated business,
professional or other association, or legal entity, foreign or
domestic;
(6) the street or mailing address of[:
[(A)] the registrant's principal office in this
state or outside this state, as applicable[; or
[(B) if the registrant is not required to or does
not maintain a registered office in this state:
[(i) the registrant's office in this state;
and
[(ii) the registrant's place of business in
this state and any office of the registrant outside this state, if
the registrant is not incorporated or organized under the laws of
this state]; and
(7) the county or counties in this state where the
registrant is or will be conducting business or rendering
professional services under the assumed name.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a certificate filed on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 699 passed the Senate on
March 13, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 699 passed the House on
May 17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 0, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor