Relating to business registrations; and declaring an emergency.
What changed between versions
Changed address verification rules to allow commercial mail receiving agencies as official addresses only when the business entity's physical street address matches the agency's address exactly.
Added requirement for the Secretary of State to protect business entity addresses from public disclosure when the address is a commercial mail receiving agency and the entity requests privacy protection.
Removed requirement for the Secretary of State to conduct a study on physical street address requirements for business registrations.
Updated definitions of 'document' and 'electronic transmission' to include modern electronic communication methods used in commercial practice.
Expanded the definition of 'entity' to include federally recognized Native American tribal governments and foreign governments.
Removed sunset provision that would have ended the bill's provisions on January 2, 2027.