House Commerce committee to concur with Senate changes to H243, standardize certificates of good standing

The House Commerce and Economic Development Committee reviewed Senate amendments to H.243 on April 22 and signaled informal support to concur, committee members said.

The amendments, seven in all, rename a section that addresses service of process, add a new common provision governing certificates of good standing to cover additional entity types, and add the Senate Committee on Finance as a required recipient of a report from the Secretary of State's office.

Legislative counsel Rick Sagle, Office of Legislative Council, opened the committee discussion by explaining the amendments sent back by the Senate and noting the package includes technical and substantive clarifications to the House-passed bill. "One of the sections ... was just titled Secretary of State as Agent. And when I read the section, the 1656, it actually includes quite a bit more than…