New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S1395: Limited liability company-allow to terminate alternate names
Status: Signed into law, October 8, 2026
Allows certain limited liability companies to terminate alternate names before end of five-year registration period.
What the bill says
From the amended text, February 24, 2026:
S1395 2R [Second Reprint] SENATE, No. 1395 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 222nd LEGISLATURE PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION Sponsored by: Senator JOSEPH A. LAGANA District 38 (Bergen) Senator ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT District 31 (Hudson) Assemblywoman LISA SWAIN District 38 (Bergen) SYNOPSIS Allows certain limited liability companies to terminate alternate names before end of five-year registration period. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As amended by the Senate on February 24, 2026. allowing for the termination of alternate names of certain limited liability companies and amending 1[Title 42 of the Revised] [ADDED: P.L.2012, c.50 and Title 14A of the New Jersey] 1 Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Section 9 of P.L.2012, c.50 (C.42:2C-9) is amended to read as follows: 9. Use of Name Other Than Actual Limited Liability Company Name. a. A domestic limited liability company or foreign limited liability company which conducts activities in this State shall not conduct any of those activities using an alternate name, including an abbreviation of its name or an acronym, unless: (1) it also uses its actual name in the transaction of any of its activities in a manner that is not deceptive as to its actual identity; or (2) it has first registered the alternate name as provided in subsection b. …
Sponsors
- Joseph A. Lagana (D, 38) · primary sponsor
- Angela V. McKnight (D, 31) · primary sponsor
- Lisa Swain (D, 38) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : APP P.L.2026, c.98.
- : PA PBH (72-0-1)
- : SUB FOR A4955 (1R)
- : REP 2RA
- : R/A REF ACE
- : PS (38-0)
- : SA 2RS (Voice) (Ruiz)
- : REP/SCA 2RS
- : INT 1RS REF SCM
Votes
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Limited liability company-allow to terminate alternate names (September 24, 2026): 72 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee: Reported favorably (June 4, 2026): 6 yea, 1 nay, passed
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE - Limited liability company-allow to terminate alternate names (March 23, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Commerce Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Sca) (February 12, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: CORPORATIONS
Common questions
- What is S1395?
- S1395 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Limited liability company-allow to terminate alternate names.
- What does S1395 do?
- Allows certain limited liability companies to terminate alternate names before end of five-year registration period.
- What is the status of S1395?
- Signed into law as of October 8, 2026. Latest action: APP P.L.2026, c.98. (October 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1395?
- Joseph A. Lagana (D, 38), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S1395?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S1395
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