Allows certain limited liability companies to terminate alternate names before end of five-year registration period.*
This New Jersey bill allows limited liability companies (LLCs) to terminate a registered alternate name before the five-year registration period ends. Previously, LLCs had to wait out the full five years, unlike corporations which could terminate early, creating a regulatory disparity. The bill requires LLCs to file a termination certificate with the State Treasurer stating they've ceased using the name, with a $50 fee. This change aligns LLC regulations with corporate rules for managing alternate names under New Jersey's limited liability company law.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Sep 30, 2024
Last action Dec 18, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Dec 18, 2025
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Dec 18, 2025
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican15
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Dec 18, 2025
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee
lower
Dec 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-0)
upper
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment (Voice) (Ruiz)
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Sep 30, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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