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SB 704: Business Entities

GENERAL BILL by Klein

Business Entities; removes 10-year limit on voting trusts; creates holding company formation by merger by certain corporations; provides for mergers of domestic corporations & other business entities, limited liability companies & domestic limited partnerships under certain circumstances; provides legislative intent re taxation of "qualified subchapter S subsidiary"; exempts certain limited liability companies from corporate income tax, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/1998
Last Action: 5/22/1998 - Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-101; See also CS/HB 4413 (Ch. 98-342), CS/SB 608 (Ch. 98-100)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/20/1998 Senate • Prefiled
1/28/1998 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Economic Opportunities; Ways and Means
3/3/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Commerce and Economic Opportunities; Ways and Means -SJ 00048; On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Economic Opportunities, 03/04/98, 9:00 am, Room-EL
3/4/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable by Commerce and Economic Opportunities -SJ 00119; Now in Ways and Means -SJ 00119
3/23/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means, 03/26/98, 2:30 pm, Room-EL --Not considered
3/27/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means, 04/01/98, 12:30 pm, Room-EL
4/1/1998 Senate • Comm. Action:-Favorable by Ways and Means -SJ 00374
4/2/1998 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00374
4/28/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01092
4/29/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01092; Read second time -SJ 01123; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01124; Read third time -SJ 01134; Passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 01134
4/29/1998 House • In Messages
4/30/1998 House • Received -HJ 01749; Read second and third times -HJ 01750; Passed; YEAS 108 NAYS 0 -HJ 01750
4/30/1998 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 01526
5/6/1998 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/22/1998 • Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-101; See also CS/HB 4413 (Ch. 98-342), CS/SB 608 (Ch. 98-100)