SB 504 — LLC ACT-SERIES LLC
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0607
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2005. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Amends the Limited Liability Company Act. Provides that an operating agreement may establish designated series of members, managers or limited liability company interests having separate rights, powers or duties with respect to specified property or obligations of the limited liability company or profits and losses associated with specified property or obligations, and to the extent provided in the operating agreement, any such series may have a separate business purpose or investment objective. Establishes the procedures for management, dissolution, and operation of a series. Provides the fee for filing articles of organization, annual reports, and certificates of designation for a series of a limited liability company. Effective July 1, 2005.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
8 added · 8 removedPlain-language change summary
In the latest version of Bill SB 504, several lines of text were added while corresponding lines were removed from the previous version. This update reflects changes in the language used in the bill, which may clarify intentions or modify requirements. These changes are important because they can affect how the law will be implemented and interpreted, potentially impacting various stakeholders involved.
SB0504 EngrossedEnrolled LRB094 05337 RXD 35381 b AN ACT concerning business.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section or under other applicable law, in the event that an operating agreement creates one or more series, and if separate and distinct records are maintained for any such series and the assets associated with any such series are held (directly or indirectly, including through a nominee or otherwise) and accounted for separately from the other assets of the limited liability company, or any other series thereof, and if the operating agreement so provides, and notice of the limitation on liabilities of a series as referenced in this subsection is set forth in the articles of organization of the limited liability company and if the limited liability company has filed a certificate of designation for each series which is to have limited liability under this Section, then the debts, liabilities and obligations incurred, contracted for or SB0504 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB094 05337 RXD 35381 b otherwise existing with respect to a particular series shall be enforceable against the assets of such series only, and not against the assets of the limited liability company generally or any other series thereof, and unless otherwise provided in the operating agreement, none of the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to the limited liability company generally or any other series thereof shall be enforceable against the assets of such series.
(d) Upon the filing of the certificate of designation with the Secretary of State setting forth the name of each series with limited liability, the series’ existence shall begin, and each of the duplicate copies stamped "Filed" and marked with SB0504 EngrossedEnrolled - 3 - LRB094 05337 RXD 35381 b the filing date shall be conclusive evidence, except as against the State, that all conditions precedent required to be performed have been complied with and that the series has been or shall be, on a later date if so specified in the articles of organization or certificate of designation, legally organized and formed under this Act.
(g) An operating agreement may provide for classes or groups of members or managers associated with a series having such relative rights, powers and duties as the operating agreement may provide, and may make provision for the future creation of additional classes or groups of members or managers SB0504 EngrossedEnrolled - 4 - LRB094 05337 RXD 35381 b associated with the series having such relative rights, powers and duties as may from time to time be established, including rights, powers and duties senior to existing classes and groups of members or managers associated with the series.
(l) Except as otherwise provided in an operating agreement, any event under this Act or an operating agreement that causes a member to cease to be associated with a series shall not, in itself, cause such member to cease to be associated with any other series or terminate the continued membership of a member in the limited liability company or cause the termination of the series, regardless of whether such member was the last SB0504 EngrossedEnrolled - 5 - LRB094 05337 RXD 35381 b remaining member associated with such series.
Unless otherwise SB0504 EngrossedEnrolled - 6 - LRB094 05337 RXD 35381 b provided in the operating agreement, the debts, liabilities and obligations incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular series of such a foreign limited liability company shall be enforceable against the assets of such series only, and not against the assets of the foreign limited liability company generally or any other series thereof and none of the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to such a foreign limited liability company generally or any other series thereof shall be enforceable against the assets of such series.
(B) For the purpose of changing the registered SB0504 EngrossedEnrolled - 7 - LRB094 05337 RXD 35381 b agent name or registered office, or both, $35.
SB0504 EngrossedEnrolled - 8 - LRB094 05337 RXD 35381 b (17) Filing any other document, $100.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0607
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Effective Date August 16, 2005
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-049-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 008-002-000
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Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
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Arrived in House
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Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 8, 2005
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 3, 2005
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Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000
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Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.
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Assigned to Judiciary
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Referred to Rules
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First Reading
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
Sponsors
- Don Harmon · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on · 4 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (1)
- Don Harmon Democrat
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 182 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 55 | 46 | 0 | 5 |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 62 | 49 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 53% | 42% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sacia | — | Nay |
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Schock | — | Nay |
| Lindner | — | Nay |
| Krause | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Nay |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Beiser | — | Nay |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Nay |
| Brauer | — | Nay |
| Brosnahan | — | Yea |
| Fritchey | — | Nay |
| Munson | — | Nay |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Nay |
| Jefferson | — | Nay |
| Jenisch | — | Nay |
| Osmond | — | Nay |
| Poe | — | Nay |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Bailey | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Eileen | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Joseph | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Molaro | — | Yea |
| Parke | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Pihos | — | Nay |
| Bradley, Richard | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Younge | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Churchill | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| Daniels | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Giles | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Granberg | — | Yea |
| Hassert | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Nay |
| May | — | Nay |
| McKeon | — | Not Voting |
| Mulligan | — | Nay |
| Bradley, John | — | Nay |
| Myers | — | Nay |
| Nekritz | — | Not Voting |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Nay |
| Sullivan | — | Nay |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Nay |
| Scully | — | Not Voting |
| Sommer | — | Nay |
| Watson | — | Nay |
| Soto | — | Not Voting |
| Tenhouse | — | Nay |
| Tryon | — | Nay |
| Davis, Monique | — | Not Voting |
| Verschoore | — | Nay |
| Wait | — | Nay |
| Washington | — | Nay |
| Chavez | — | Nay |
| Coulson | — | Nay |
| Cultra | — | Nay |
| D'Amico | — | Nay |
| Dugan | — | Nay |
| Eddy | — | Nay |
| Flider | — | Nay |
| Franks | — | Nay |
| Gordon | — | Nay |
| Hultgren | — | Nay |
| Kosel | — | Nay |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| Patterson | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Nay |
| Pritchard | — | Nay |
| Reis | — | Nay |
| Ryg | — | Nay |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Nay |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Not Voting |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Nay |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 50 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 56 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Shadid | — | Yea |
| Sieben | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Yea |
| Luechtefeld | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| Burzynski | — | Yea |
| Hendon | — | Yea |
| Meeks | — | Yea |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Munoz | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, D. | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, J. | — | Yea |
| Petka | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Jones, J. | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Jones, W. | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| Demuzio | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Viverito | — | Yea |
| Wilhelmi | — | Yea |
| Winkel | — | Yea |
| Wojcik | — | Not Voting |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Cronin | — | Yea |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| Dahl | — | Yea |
| DeLeo | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Geo-Karis | — | Not Voting |
| Halvorson | — | Not Voting |
| Pankau | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Yea |
| Raoul | — | Yea |
| Rauschenberger | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Risinger | — | Yea |
| Ronen | — | Yea |
| Roskam | — | Yea |
| Rutherford | — | Yea |
| del Valle | — | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 504 do?
- Amends the Limited Liability Company Act. Provides that an operating agreement may establish designated series of members, managers or limited liability company interests having separate rights, powers or duties with respect to specified property or obligations of the limited liability company or profits and losses associated with specified property or obligations, and to the extent provided in the operating agreement, any such series may have a separate business purpose or investment objective. Establishes the procedures for management, dissolution, and operation of a series. Provides the fee for filing articles of organization, annual reports, and certificates of designation for a series of a limited liability company. Effective July 1, 2005.
- Who sponsors SB 504?
- SB 504 is sponsored by Don Harmon (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 504?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2005. Enacted.
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