By: Cole (Senate Sponsor - Hancock) H.B. No. 3131          (In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2021;   May 11, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Business &   Commerce; May 21, 2021, reported favorably by the following vote:     Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 21, 2021, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to the information required to be included in the   certificate of formation of a filing entity.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 3.005(a), Business Organizations Code,   is amended to read as follows:          (a)  The certificate of formation must state:                (1)  the name of the filing entity being formed;                (2)  the type of filing entity being formed;                (3)  for filing entities other than limited   partnerships, the purpose or purposes for which the filing entity   is formed, which may be stated to be or include any lawful purpose   for that type of entity;                (4)  for filing entities other than limited   partnerships, the period of duration, if the entity is not formed to   exist perpetually and is intended to have a specific period of   duration;                (5)  the street address of the initial registered   office of the filing entity and the name of the initial registered   agent of the filing entity at the office;                (6)  the preferred mailing address of the filing   entity;                (7)  the name and address of each:                      (A)  organizer for the filing entity, unless the   entity is formed under a plan of conversion or merger;                      (B)  general partner, if the filing entity is a   limited partnership; or                      (C)  trust manager, if the filing entity is a real   estate investment trust;                (8) [(7)]  if the filing entity is formed under a plan   of conversion or merger, a statement to that effect and, if formed   under a plan of conversion, the name, address, date of formation,   prior form of organization, and jurisdiction of formation of the   converting entity; and                (9) [(8)]  any other information required by this code   to be included in the certificate of formation for the filing   entity.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a certificate of formation filed on or after the effective date   of this Act. A certificate of formation filed before the effective   date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date on   which the certificate of formation was filed, and the former law is   continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.     * * * * *