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MI SB1455

Bill

Status

Passed

12/29/2010

Primary Sponsor

Tupac Hunter

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Origin

Senate

95th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Permits domestic limited liability companies to convert into other business organizations and allows other business organizations to convert into domestic LLCs with member approval and filing of conversion certificates.

  • Adds indemnification provisions allowing LLCs to indemnify and purchase insurance for members, managers, and other persons, except for conduct involving bad faith, breach of duty, or intentional misconduct.

  • Establishes standards for manager conduct requiring good faith, ordinary prudence, and actions in the company's best interests, with liability protection for managers complying with these standards and a 3-year statute of limitations for actions.

  • Authorizes interested manager transactions that are fair to the company or disclosed and approved by disinterested managers or members, preventing them from being enjoined or set aside.

  • Updates provisions governing membership interests, voting rights, distributions, member information access, and dissolution procedures including new grounds for early dissolution by organizers of newly formed companies.

Legislative Description

Businesses; limited liability companies; conversion from and into other forms of organization; authorize, and make general revisions. Amends secs. 102, 103, 206, 211, 302, 304, 308, 401, 403, 404, 406, 501, 502, 503, 505, 506, 507, 510, 514, 515, 604, 702, 801, 804 & 805 of 1993 PA 23 (MCL 450.4102 et seq.); adds secs. 216, 409, 708 & 709 & repeals sec. 408 of 1993 PA 23 (MCL 450.4408).

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Last Action

Assigned Pa 0290'10 With Immediate Effect

12/29/2010

Committee Referrals

Commerce9/29/2010
Commerce & Tourism8/17/2010

Full Bill Text

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