Alabama HB248: Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code; revisions made to clarify procedures, make technical corrections, and codify common law

What the bill says

An Act, Relating to the Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code; to amend Sections 10A-1-1.04, 10A-1-1.11, 10A-1-1.13, 10A-1-2.17, 10A-1-3.32, 10A-1-4.14, 10A-1-4.21, 10A-1-4.23, 10A-1-4.24, 10A-1-4.25, and 10A-1-5.31, Section 10A-1-7.01, as amended by Act 2025-281, 2025 Regular Session, Sections 10A-1-7.11, 10A-2A-1.43, 10A-2A-2.02, 10A-2A-2.05, 10A-2A-2.07, 10A-2A-6.22, 10A-2A-8.27, 10A-2A-8.60, 10A-2A-14.10, 10A-2A-16.02, 10A-2A-16.03, 10A-2A-16.04, 10A-3A-1.60, 10A-3A-2.02, 10A-3A-2.07, 10A-3A-4.02, 10A-3A-4.03, and 10A-3A-4.04, Section 8 of Act 2025-281, now appearing as Section 10A-…

From the enrolled text:

An Act, Relating to the Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code; to amend Sections 10A-1-1.04, 10A-1-1.11, 10A-1-1.13, 10A-1-2.17, 10A-1-3.32, 10A-1-4.14, 10A-1-4.21, 10A-1-4.23, 10A-1-4.24, 10A-1-4.25, and 10A-1-5.31, Section 10A-1-7.01, as amended by Act 2025-281, 2025 Regular Session, Sections 10A-1-7.11, 10A-2A-1.43, 10A-2A-2.02, 10A-2A-2.05, 10A-2A-2.07, 10A-2A-6.22, 10A-2A-8.27, 10A-2A-8.60, 10A-2A-14.10, 10A-2A-16.02, 10A-2A-16.03, 10A-2A-16.04, 10A-3A-1.60, 10A-3A-2.02, 10A-3A-2.07, 10A-3A-4.02, 10A-3A-4.03, and 10A-3A-4.04, Section 8 of Act 2025-281, now appearing as Section 10A-3A-8.26, Sections 10A-3A-8.60, 10A-5A-4.09, and 10A-8A-4.10, Section 10A-8A-5.02, as amended by Act 2025-281, 2025 Regular Session, Sections 10A-9A-3.04 and 10A-17-1.02, Code of Alabama 1975; to add Division G, consisting of Section 10A-2A-8.70, to Article 8 of Chapter 2A, Title 10A, Code of Alabama 1975; to add Sections 10A-3A-6.14, 10A-3A-8.61, and 10A-3A-8.62 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to add Division G, consisting of Section 10A-3A-8.70, to Article 8 of Chapter 3A, Title 10A, Code of Alabama 1975; to make technical corrections; to make technical corrections and codify common law; to clarify the law governing entities and clarify the internal affairs doctrine, thereby codifying common law; to provide a new procedure to correct or nullify filing instruments; to clarify that a registered agent may not perform its duties virtually; to clarify the process for a foreign entity doing business in the state that is withdrawing Page foreign entity doing business in the state that is withdrawing …