Businesses; central filing of assumed or fictitious name, etc.
Summary
Postpones, from May 1, 2019, to January 1, 2020, the effective date of the measure enacted in 2017 that requires a person conducting or transacting business under an assumed or fictitious name to file a certificate of assumed or fictitious name in the office of the clerk of the State Corporation Commission.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2017
Committee Review
Jan 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2018
Senate Passage
Jan 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Dec 22, 2017
Signed Mar 9, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 9, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 251 (effective 1/1/20)
executive
Jan 23, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
legislature
Jan 22, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
legislature
Dec 22, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
legislature
Dec 22, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101901D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gregory D. Habeeb
RRepublican
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