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H0314......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS CORPORATE ANNUAL REPORTS - FILING - Amends existing law to authorize the Secretary of State to develop and implement a method of filing corporate annual reports electronically; and to delete a requirement for reinstating a limited liability partnership. 02/28 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 03/03 Rpt prt - to St Aff 03/05 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 03/06 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 03/11 3rd rdg - PASSED - 69-0-1 AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Barrett, Bauer, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Campbell, Cannon, Clark, Collins, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Gagner, Garrett, Harwood, Henbest, Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg, Kulczyk, Lake, Langford, Langhorst(Wallace), Martinez, McGeachin, McKague, Meyer, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Naccarato, Nielsen, Raybould, Ridinger, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Robison, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd, Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Tilman, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- Crow Floor Sponsor - Ellsworth Title apvd - to Senate 03/12 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff 03/19 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 03/20 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 03/24 3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-0-3 AYES -- Andreason, Bailey, Brandt, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Compton, Darrington, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Ingram, Kennedy, Keough, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McKenzie, McWilliams, Noble, Noh, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- Calabretta, Davis, Williams Floor Sponsor - Little Title apvd - to House 03/25 To enrol 03/26 Rpt enrol - Sp signed 03/27 Pres signed 03/28 To Governor 04/02 Governor signed Session Law Chapter 207 Effective: 07/01/03
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 314 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO THE ELECTRONIC FILING OF ANNUAL REPORTS WITH THE SECRETARY OF 3 STATE; AMENDING SECTION 30-1-1622, IDAHO CODE, TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY 4 OF STATE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A METHOD OF FILING CORPORATE ANNUAL 5 REPORTS ELECTRONICALLY AND TO CORRECT A CODIFIER'S ERROR; AMENDING SECTION 6 30-3-136, IDAHO CODE, TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO DEVELOP AND 7 IMPLEMENT A METHOD OF FILING CORPORATE ANNUAL REPORTS ELECTRONICALLY AND 8 TO CORRECT A CODIFIER'S ERROR; AMENDING SECTION 53-613, IDAHO CODE, TO 9 AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A METHOD OF FIL- 10 ING CORPORATE ANNUAL REPORTS ELECTRONICALLY; AMENDING SECTION 53-3-1003, 11 IDAHO CODE, TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A 12 METHOD OF FILING CORPORATE ANNUAL REPORTS ELECTRONICALLY; AND AMENDING 13 SECTION 53-3-1003A, IDAHO CODE, TO DELETE A REQUIREMENT FOR REINSTATING A 14 LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP. 15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 16 SECTION 1. That Section 30-1-1622, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 17 amended to read as follows: 18 30-1-1622. ANNUAL REPORT FOR SECRETARY OF STATE. (1) Each domestic corpo- 19 ration, and each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this 20 state, shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing an annual report on 21 a form provided by the secretary of state that sets forth: 22 (a) The name of the corporation and the state or country under whose law 23 it is incorporated; 24 (b) The address of its registered office and the name of its registered 25 agent at that office in this state; 26 (c) The address to which correspondence to the corporation's officers may 27 be mailed; and 28 (d) The names and business addresses of its directors and its president 29 and secretary. 30 (2) Information in the annual report must be current as of the date the 31 annual report is executed on behalf of the corporation. 32 (3) The annual report shall be executed by one (1) of the persons identi- 33 fied in section 30-1-120, Idaho Code, or by another person who is authorized 34 by the board of directors to execute the report. Execution of the annual 35 report constitutes a representation that the person is authorized by the board 36 of directors to execute the report. 37 (4) No annual report need be filed during the first year after a corpora- 38 tion is incorporated or authorized to transact business in this state. The 39 first, and all subsequent annual reports shall be delivered to the secretary 40 of state each year before the end of the month during which a domestic corpo- 41 ration was initially incorporated or a foreign corporation was initially 42 authorized to transact business. 43 (5) If an annual report does not contain the information required by this 2 1 section, the secretary of state shall promptly notify the reporting domestic 2 or foreign corporation in writing and return the report to it for correction. 3 If the report is corrected to contain the information required by this section 4 and delivered to the secretary of state within thirty (30) days after the 5 effective date of notice, it is deemed to be timely filed. 6 (6) The secretary of state may, in his discretion, develop an alternative 7 electronic method for distributing annual report forms and accepting complete 8 and correct annual reports online. Such electronic forms shall require the 9 same information provided in subsection (1) of this section. In the absence of 10 execution, authentication of the annual reports shall be accomplished in a 11 manner within the discretion of the secretary of state. 12 SECTION 2. That Section 30-3-136, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 13 amended to read as follows: 14 30-3-136. ANNUAL REPORT FOR SECRETARY OF STATE. (1) Each domestic corpo- 15 ration, and each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this 16 state, shall deliver to the secretary of state an annual report on a form pre- 17 scribed and furnished by the secretary of state. 18 (2) The information in the annual report must be current on the date the 19 annual report is executed on behalf of the corporation. 20 (3) The annual report shall be executed by one (1) of the persons identi- 21 fied in section 30-3-2, Idaho Code, or by another person who is authorized by 22 the board of directors to execute the report. Execution of the annual report 23 constitutes a representation that the person is authorized by the board of 24 directors. 25 (4) No annual report need be filed during the first year after a corpora- 26 tion is incorporated or authorized to transact business in this state. The 27 first, and all subsequent annual reports shall be delivered to the secretary 28 of state each year before the end of the month during which a domestic corpo- 29 ration was initially incorporated or a foreign corporation was initially 30 authorized to transact business. 31 (5) If an annual report does not contain the information required in this 32 section, the secretary of state shall promptly notify the reporting domestic 33 or foreign corporation in writing and return the report to it for correction. 34 If the report is corrected to contain the information required in this section 35 and delivered to the secretary of state within thirty (30) days after the 36 effective date of notice, it is deemed to be timely filed. 37 (6) The secretary of state may, in his discretion, develop an alternative 38 electronic method for distributing annual report forms and accepting complete 39 and correct annual reports online. Such electronic forms shall require the 40 same information provided in subsection (1) of this section. In the absence of 41 execution, authentication of the annual reports shall be accomplished in a 42 manner within the discretion of the secretary of state. 43 SECTION 3. That Section 53-613, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 44 amended to read as follows: 45 53-613. ANNUAL REPORT OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA- 46 NIES. (1) Each domestic limited liability company, and each foreign limited 47 liability company authorized to do business in this state, shall file an 48 annual report setting forth: 49 (a) The name of the limited liability company and the state or country 50 under the laws of which it is organized; 51 (b) The address of the registered office of the limited liability company 3 1 in this state, and the name of its registered agent in this state at such 2 address, and the address of its principal office; 3 (c) If the management of the limited liability company is vested in its 4 members, the name and address of one (1) or more of the current members of 5 the limited liability company; 6 (d) If the management of the limited liability company is vested in a 7 manager or managers, the name and address of one (1) or more of the cur- 8 rent managers of the limited liability company. 9 (2) Such annual report shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished 10 by the secretary of state, and the information therein contained shall be 11 given as of the date of the execution of the report. It shall be executed for 12 the limited liability company by a person authorized by the members if manage- 13 ment is vested in the members, or by a person authorized by the managers if 14 management is vested in the managers. Execution by such a person constitutes a 15 representation that the authority was granted. If the limited liability com- 16 pany is in the hands of a receiver or trustee, it shall be executed on behalf 17 of the limited liability company by such receiver or trustee. 18 (3) The annual report of a domestic or foreign limited liability company 19 shall be delivered to the secretary of state each year before the end of the 20 month during which a domestic limited liability company was initially orga- 21 nized, or a foreign limited liability company was initially authorized to 22 transact business. Beginning one (1) year after a domestic limited liability 23 company is organized or a foreign limited liability company is authorized to 24 transact business, and each year thereafter, the annual report of the limited 25 liability company must be received in the office of the secretary of state not 26 later than the close of business on the final day of the applicable month. If 27 the secretary of state finds that such report conforms to the requirements of 28 this chapter, he shall file the same. If he finds that it does not so conform, 29 he shall promptly return the same to the limited liability company for any 30 necessary corrections. 31 (4) The secretary of state may, in his discretion, develop an alternative 32 electronic method for distributing annual report forms and accepting complete 33 and correct annual reports online. Such electronic forms shall require the 34 same information provided in subsection (1) of this section. In the absence of 35 execution, authentication of the annual reports shall be accomplished in a 36 manner within the discretion of the secretary of state. 37 SECTION 4. That Section 53-3-1003, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 38 amended to read as follows: 39 53-3-1003. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) A limited liability partnership, and a for- 40 eign limited liability partnership authorized to transact business in this 41 state, shall file an annual report in the office of the secretary of state 42 which contains: 43 (1) The name of the limited liability partnership and the state or other 44 jurisdiction under whose laws the foreign limited liability partnership is 45 formed; 46 (2) The street address of the partnership's chief executive office and, 47 if different, the mailing address of an office of the partnership to which 48 mail may be sent; and 49 (3) The name and street address of the partnership's current agent for 50 service of process. 51 (b) An annual report must be filed between January 1 and November 30 of 52 each year following the calendar year in which a partnership files a statement 53 of qualification or a foreign partnership becomes authorized to transact busi- 4 1 ness in this state. 2 (c) The secretary of state may, in his discretion, develop an alternative 3 electronic method for distributing annual report forms and accepting complete 4 and correct annual reports online. Such electronic forms shall require the 5 same information provided in subsection (a) of this section. In the absence of 6 execution, authentication of the annual reports shall be accomplished in a 7 manner within the discretion of the secretary of state. 8 SECTION 5. That Section 53-3-1003A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 9 hereby amended to read as follows: 10 53-3-1003A. REVOCATION OF STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATION. (a) The secretary 11 of state may revoke the statement of qualification of a partnership that fails 12 to file an annual report when due or to maintain a registered agent for ser- 13 vice of process in this state. To do so, the secretary of state shall provide 14 the partnership at least sixty (60) days' written notice of intent to revoke 15 the statement. The notice must be mailed to the partnership at its chief exec- 16 utive office set forth in the last filed statement of qualification or annual 17 report. The notice must specify the annual report that has not been filed or 18 that the registered agent has resigned or cannot be found, and the prospective 19 effective date of the revocation. The revocation is not effective if the 20 annual report or an appointment of registered agent, as appropriate, is filed 21 before the effective date of the revocation. 22 (b) A revocation under subsection (a) of this section only affects a 23 partnership's status as a limited liability partnership and is not an event of 24 dissolution of the partnership. 25 (c) A partnership whose statement of qualification has been revoked may 26 apply to the secretary of state for reinstatement within two (2) years after 27 the effective date of the revocation. The application must: 28 (1) State the name of the partnership and the effective date of the revo- 29 cation; and 30 (2)State that the ground for revocation either did not exist or has been31corrected; and32(3)Be accompanied by a current annual report or appointment of regis- 33 tered agent, as appropriate. 34 (d) A reinstatement under subsection (c) of this section relates back to 35 and takes effect as of the effective date of the revocation, and the 36 partnership's status as a limited liability partnership continues as if the 37 revocation had never occurred.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 13053 The purpose of this legislation is to allow the Secretary of State to develop and implement a method for filing and accepting annual reports for corporations, non-profit corporations, limited liability companies and limited liability partnerships. FISCAL IMPACT When implemented, and if utilized by entities, electronic filings should save considerable funds. Contact Name: Chuck Goodenough Deputy Secretary of State Commercial Division Phone: 208/332-2301 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 314