Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Business and Labor Committee on July 7, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 2354
Requires person to obtain or renew license from Secretary of State in order to serve as commercial registered agent in this state.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires person to obtain or renew license from Secretary of State in order to serve as commercial registered agent in this state. Specifies application requirements and requires Secretary of State to issue license unless Secretary of State makes certain findings. Requires nonrefundable processing fee of $500 for each location at which person will receive service of process on behalf of another person. Provides that license expires at end of each calendar year. Permits licensee to update information licensee submitted in application at any time, but requires licensee to update certain information by specific date. Requires licensee to notify person for which licensee accepts service of process when licensee updates information. Permits licensee to terminate license at any time with notice to persons for which licensee accepts service of process. Specifies duties of, and prohibits certain conduct by, licensee. Enables Secretary of State to examine licensee's books, papers and records to enforce provisions of Act and to revoke licensee's license or order licensee to remove principal owner, member, director or manager under certain circumstances. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day after adjournment sine die.
Its course
January 9 to July 7, 2017, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 9 to Jul 7 · stopped179 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 9 to Jan 178 days
Business and LaborJan 17 to Jul 7 · stopped171 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 9 – Jul 7
- Jan 9Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Business and Labor
- Jul 7Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 9First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 17Referred to Business and Labor with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Jul 7In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives