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ID S1157

Bill

Status

Passed

4/11/2013

Primary Sponsor

State Affairs Committee

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Origin

Senate

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Grants limited liability companies, where all members are natural persons related by blood or affinity, the same rights and privileges as natural persons in irrigation district business, including voting in elections and signing petitions

  • Specifies voting procedures: corporations vote through majority shareholder, limited liability companies vote through member (if member-managed) or manager (if manager-managed), partnerships vote through majority partner, and trusts vote through trustee

  • Requires corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and trusts without a single majority owner or designated representative to furnish the irrigation district a written designation naming the person authorized to vote and act for the entity

  • Establishes residence of the designated voting representative for the entity's voting purposes in irrigation district matters

  • Permits spouses of designated representatives to exercise the same rights and privileges as spouses of individual land owners, but prohibits double voting by any person or spouse already voting on behalf of an entity

Legislative Description

Amends existing law relating to irrigation districts to provide that certain limited liability companies shall have the same rights and privileges in the conduct of irrigation district business as do natural persons and to revise provisions relating to voting and otherwise acting in regard to irrigation district business by corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and trusts.

IRRIGATION DISTRICTS

Last Action

Signed by Governor on 04/11/13 Session Law Chapter 333 Effective: 07/01/13

4/11/2013

Committee Referrals

Judiciary and Rules3/8/2013

Full Bill Text

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