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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the names of certain businesses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 5.053(b), Business Organizations Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if the other entity or the |
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person for whom the name is reserved or registered, as appropriate, |
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provides to the secretary of state a notarized written statement of |
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the entity's or person's consent [consents in writing] to the use of |
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the similar name. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |