This bill, and its 3 previous versions did not pass through legislation! Click the link below to read the full statement from Patrick Reed of the Washington Secretary of State. See below quote from Patrick Reed: “Congratulations! HB2989 and its three previous versions did not pass through the legislature this session. It made it as…
State of MA Closure Notice: Due to a winter snow storm, the MA Secretary of State’s office is closed today, Thursday March 8th. It is currently anticipated that their office will reopen tomorrow, March 9th. We will post further updates here should anything change in MA, or if any other states experience closures.
Washington Annual Report Filing Changes: With the launch of the Washington SOS’s new CCFS system, they have returned to being the filing office for business entity annual reports. As of January 1st 2018, the Washington Dept. of Revenue no longer processes these annual reports. With this filing office change, some other changes have also occurred…
HB 2986 Update: From Patrick Reed of the Washington Secretary of State’s Office: There is now a 3rd version that has been submitted under yet another bill number. This bill is slightly different, and contains many drafting errors, but is listed as emergency and can be heard with limited notice. It’s possible it could be…
They heard your calls and read your emails. This evening they cancelled the public hearing again last minute! Secretary Kim Wyman and Former Secretary Ralph Monroe were on deck to testify, but now we do not know the status of the bill. That being said, they did not remove the Executive Session scheduled for Monday…
WA Legislation update from Patrick Reed of the Washington SOS: HB2929 still removes corporation and LLC annual reports from CCFS and places them with Department of Revenue/MyDOR for an increased cost of more than $5,000,000 per year to the business community. This attempted move is not necessary and detrimental to customer service. We believe we…
Patrick Reed of the Washington Secretary of State’s office would like to thank everyone for their support. Many people came forward with e-mails, phone calls, and plans to testify. As of Wednesday evening, 1/24/18, the planned hearing for HB 2781 has been cancelled. However, there is a new bill; HB 2929, similar to HB 2781,…
HB 2781 has started to move forward, and now has a hearing on Thursday at 10:00 AM. The Washington Secretary of State, Corporations Division’s office is asking for opposition to this bill. That can be done in multiple ways: Testify in opposition during the hearing on Thursday at 10:00 AM, and send letters to your…
On Friday, December 1 2017, an employee recognition luncheon is planned for the Delaware Secretary of State Corporations Division. Services at their office will be altered this day. All 30 Minute and 1 Hour Filings must be submitted prior to 5:00 PM ET, and 2 Hour filings will need to be submitted prior to 4:00…
Starting Friday, Nov. 3rd at 5pm (PT) and running through Monday, Nov. 13th at 8am (PT), all online filing services with the Washington Secretary of State will be unavailable due to maintenance. During this time, paper forms will be available for printing and filing via mail or walk-in service. Please feel free to contact Fairchild…
Hague Convention Update: As of September 20th, 2017, Guatemala has joined the Hague Convention abolishing the requirement of legalization. This means that documents for this country will no longer require full legalization from a consulate/embassy, and can now be completely processed through the Secretary of State (or equivalent) in each state.
WA Corporations Division Update: The Washington Secretary of State, Corporations Division is now accepting both electronic and conformed signatures on corporate filings. This means that filers are able to take advantage of services such as Docu-Sign or Adobe Sign where they previously could not. Fairchild is happy to answer any questions you may have about…
Important Washington State Update: As the state Legislature has not yet passed a new state operating budget, many state agencies are preparing for possible shutdown of services. The Washington Dept of Revenue, Business Licensing Service will close their “MyDOR Portal” at 11:55 pm June 27th, 2017 to complete their final tasks before shutdown. During this…
Rhode Island Update: Per Rhode Island House Bill 5647 and Senate Bill 618, effective June 19, 2017, foreign nonprofit corporations seeking to qualify with the Rhode Island Secretary of State can now substitute a Certificate of Status in place of charter documents for supporting documentation. The state has not created revised forms that reflect this…
Want to know more about the changes from the WA SOS regarding filing an Annual Report? Please visit the link below for more information: http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=23.95.255
