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HB0022 • 2017

Business entities-communications contact.

AN ACT relating to business entities; modifying persons authorized to be a designated communications contact; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Corporations
Last action
2017-03-08
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2017

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Amendments

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HB0022JC001

Conference Committee

H Adopted, S Adopted

Plain English: H Adopted, S Adopted Conference Committee

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HB0022S2001

2nd reading • Bouchard

Failed

Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by Bouchard

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HB0022SS001

Standing Committee • SCorporations

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SCorporations

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Bill History

  1. 2017-03-08 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2017-03-08 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0105

  3. 2017-03-03 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0105

  4. 2017-03-02 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0105

  5. 2017-03-01 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0105

  6. 2017-02-22 Senate

    S Appointed JCC01 Members

  7. 2017-02-21 House

    H Appointed JCC01 Members

  8. 2017-02-21 House

    H Concur:Failed 16-44-0-0-0

  9. 2017-02-21 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  10. 2017-02-15 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 16-13-1-0-0

  11. 2017-02-14 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  12. 2017-02-13 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  13. 2017-02-09 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  14. 2017-02-09 Senate

    S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  15. 2017-01-31 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations

  16. 2017-01-19 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  17. 2017-01-19 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-2-0-0

  18. 2017-01-18 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  19. 2017-01-17 House

    H COW:Passed

  20. 2017-01-17 House

    H Placed on General File

  21. 2017-01-17 House

    H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  22. 2017-01-11 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations

  23. 2017-01-09 House

    H Received for Introduction

  24. 2016-12-09 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0022
Effective
:
7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0027

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0105

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Business entities-communications contact.

Subject:
Business entities designated communications contact.

Summary/Major Elements:

Existing law requires every entity to keep current certain information on a person authorized to receive communications from the entity’s registered agent and deemed the designated communications contact for the entity.

This act clarifies the information shall be the name, mailing address and physical address, if different, and business telephone number of the person.

The act specifies the person authorized to be the designated communications contact for the entity shall be an officer, director, limited liability company member or manager, managing partner or trustee of the entity and shall not be the entity’s registered agent or an employee of the entity's registered agent unless the registered agent is the entity's officer, director, limited liability company member or manager, managing partner or trustee.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
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Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
House
ENGROSSED
Bill No
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HB0022

ENROLLED ACT NO. 105,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2017 General Session

AN ACT relating to business entities; modifying persons authorized to be a designated communications contact; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 17
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28
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104(
d) and 17
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28
‑
107(a)(v)(B) are amended to read:

17
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28
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104
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Service on business entity.

(d)

Every entity shall provide to its registered agent, or to the secretary of state as provided in W.S. 17
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28
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107(b), and keep current the name,
business
mailing

address
and physical address, if different,

and business
telephone number of a natural person who is an officer, director,
employee or designated agent
limited liability company member or manager, managing partner or trustee
of the entity who is
authorized to receive communications from the registered agent and is deemed the designated communications contact for the entity.

The designated communications contact for the entity shall
not
be the entity's
registered agent or an employee of the
entity's
registered agent unless the registered agent is the entity's officer, director, limited liability company member or manager, managing partner or trustee.

17
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28
‑
107
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Duties of the registered agent; duties of the entity.

(a)

The registered agent shall:

(v)

Maintain at the registered office, the following information for each domestic entity represented which shall be current within sixty (60) days of any change
until the entity's first annual report is accepted for filing with the secretary of state and thereafter when the annual report is due for filing and shall be maintained in a format that can be reasonably produced on demand:

(B)

The name,
physical

address and business telephone number of a natural person who is
an officer, director,

employee or designated agent of each entity represented who is
authorized to receive communications from the registered agent

as specified in W.S. 17
‑
28
‑
104(d)
;

Section

2
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This
act is effective July 1,
201
7
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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