MA S256

Bill

Relative to a business entity

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to a business entity. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.

AI Summary

This bill makes several changes to the laws governing business entities in Massachusetts, including: 1. Removing the requirement for partnerships to provide their federal employer identification number when filing annual reports. 2. Allowing the Secretary of State to revoke the registration of partnerships that fail to file annual reports or pay required fees. 3. Enabling the Secretary of State to accept electronic filings for various business entities and providing a process for correcting errors in filed documents. 4. Authorizing the Secretary of State to administratively dissolve or revoke the authority of limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and foreign corporations that fail to file annual reports or pay required fees. 5. Establishing new provisions related to the good standing status of limited partnerships and the ability to pre-clear filings with the Secretary of State for a fee. 6. Modifying the registration requirements for foreign professional corporations and limited liability companies doing business in Massachusetts. Overall, the bill aims to streamline administrative processes and provide the Secretary of State with more tools to manage the records and status of different types of business entities operating in the state.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (1)

Nick Collins (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2710 (on 02/22/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S256

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S256
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S256.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2023	Ensuring domestic violence victims' protections for all employees in the Commonwealth	No further action taken	Similar To
H4475	Relative to Revere and Son Heritage Trust Corporation	New draft substituted, see H5054	Similar To
H5054	Relative to Revere and Son Heritage Trust Corporation	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 245 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H90	Financing a program for improvements to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and providing relief to employers and workers in the Commonwealth	For actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H3702	Similar To
S1	Governor Baker: 2021 State of the Commonwealth Address	Placed on file	Similar To
S1289	Establishing a commission to examine methamphetamine use in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5225	Similar To
S153	Encouraging the growth of small businesses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1573	Relative to the Commonwealth's obligation to preserve public safety for all Massachusetts residents	Accompanied H2418	Similar To
S1930	Supporting job growth in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S2047	Prohibiting taxpayer-funded nondisclosure agreements	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2089	Relative to commonwealth building projects	Accompanied a study order, see S2620	Similar To
S2710	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to economic development issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S355	Increasing the Commonwealth's share of the education foundation budget	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S505	Relative to funding water infrastructure and addressing economic target areas	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S709	To establish minimum reimbursement rates to insurance claimants	Accompanied a new draft, see S2928	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2023

Ensuring domestic violence victims' protections for all employees in the Commonwealth

No further action taken

Similar To

H4475

Relative to Revere and Son Heritage Trust Corporation

New draft substituted, see H5054

Similar To

H5054

Relative to Revere and Son Heritage Trust Corporation

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 245 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H90

Financing a program for improvements to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and providing relief to employers and workers in the Commonwealth

For actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H3702

Similar To

Governor Baker: 2021 State of the Commonwealth Address

Placed on file

Similar To

S1289

Establishing a commission to examine methamphetamine use in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H5225

Similar To

S153

Encouraging the growth of small businesses

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1573

Relative to the Commonwealth's obligation to preserve public safety for all Massachusetts residents

Accompanied H2418

Similar To

S1930

Supporting job growth in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

S2047

Prohibiting taxpayer-funded nondisclosure agreements

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2089

Relative to commonwealth building projects

Accompanied a study order, see S2620

Similar To

S2710

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to economic development issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S355

Increasing the Commonwealth's share of the education foundation budget

Accompanied a study order, see S2755

Similar To

S505

Relative to funding water infrastructure and addressing economic target areas

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S709

To establish minimum reimbursement rates to insurance claimants

Accompanied a new draft, see S2928

Similar To

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