Existing law requires certain business entities, including, but not limited to, a corporation, a limited partnership, a foreign corporation, a foreign limited partnership, a limited liability partnership, a foreign limited liability partnership, a flexible purpose corporation, a limited liability company, an unincorporated association, and a credit union, to make various filings with the Secretary of State. Existing law authorizes agents designated for service of process for specified entities to file a written statement of resignation as that agent with the Secretary of State. Existing law allows a person to apply for and reserve a name for a business entity with the Secretary of State. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to reinstate a fraudulently terminated business entity upon court order.
California SB 1041 (20132014) — Business: filings.
Existing law requires certain business entities, including, but not limited to, a corporation, a limited partnership, a foreign corporation, a foreign limited partnership, a limited liability partnership, a foreign limited liability partnership, a flexible purpose corporation, a limited liability company, an unincorporated association, and a credit union, to make various filings with the Secretary of State. Existing law authorizes agents designated for service of process for specified entities to file a written statement of resignation as that agent with the Secretary of State. Existing law allows a person to apply for and reserve a name for a business entity with the Secretary of State. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to reinstate a fraudulently terminated business entity upon court order.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB1041 Jackson Concurrence — 37–0 (pass) · upper
SB 1041 Jackson Senate Third Reading By ACHADJIAN — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar 2nd — 35–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 12–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — 17–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations Recommend Consent. — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Jackson — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-18 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. reading-1, introduction
2014-02-19 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
2014-02-27 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2014-03-28 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-03-28 Set for hearing April 8.
2014-04-10 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3092.) (April 8). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2014-04-21 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-04-28 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage
2014-04-29 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-01 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 3328.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-01 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2014-05-23 Referred to Com. on B. & F. referral-committee
2014-06-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-07-02 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 2). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-07-03 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2014-08-04 From consent calendar.
2014-08-04 Ordered to third reading.
2014-08-07 Read third time and amended. (Page 5912.) reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2014-08-07 Ordered to third reading.
2014-08-11 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 5968.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-08-11 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2014-08-13 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4474.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-08-18 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2014-09-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-09-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 834, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/71922b28-dfba-4f56-97d7-294c44b22bd6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).