Committee advances bill changing business address rules, third-party filer standards

Mar 12, 2025

House Bill 1593 would define contact and principal addresses for business filings, require identity verification for filers, and provide a path to reinstate administratively dissolved entities after five years; sponsors said the change improves state connectivity to small-business governing persons and combats fraud.

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House Bill 1593, presented as a Secretary of State office bill, would amend business-entity filing rules to define 'contact address' and 'principal address,' require that a person who files on behalf of another register and verify identity with the Secretary of State, and allow a pathway to reinstate entities administratively dissolved beyond the current five-year window.

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