17-76,151. Same; duties of members or managers. (a) The members, managers or other persons with authority to manage or direct the business and affairs of a statutory public benefit limited liability company shall manage or direct the business and affairs of the statutory public benefit limited liability company in a manner that balances the pecuniary interests of the members, the best interests of those materially affected by the limited liability company's conduct, and the specific public benefit or public benefits set forth in its articles of organization. Unless otherwise provided in an operating agreement, a member, manager or other person with authority to manage or direct the business and affairs of the statutory public benefit limited liability company shall not have any liability for monetary damages for the failure to manage or direct the business and affairs of the statutory public benefit limited liability company as provided in this subsection.
(b) A member, manager or other person with authority to manage or direct the business and affairs of the statutory public benefit limited liability company shall not, by virtue of the public benefit provisions or K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-76,149(a), and amendments thereto, have any duty to any person on account of any interest of such person in the public benefit or public benefits set forth in its articles of organization or on account of any interest materially affected by the limited liability company's conduct and, with respect to a decision implicating the balance requirement in subsection (a), will be deemed to satisfy such person's fiduciary duties to members and the limited liability company if such person's decision is both informed and disinterested and not such that no person of ordinary, sound judgment would approve.
History: L. 2019, ch. 47, ยง 8; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 76 - Limited Liability Companies
17-7667 Service of process or service of any notice or demand.
17-7668 Nature of business permitted; powers.
17-7669 Business transactions of member or manager with the limited liability company.
17-7671 Contested matters relating to manager; contested votes.
17-7672 Interpretation and enforcement of operating agreement.
17-7675 Articles of organization; cancellation; certificates of cancellation and correction.
17-7676a Execution by agent; power of attorney or proxy.
17-7677 Execution by judicial order.
17-7680 Restated articles of organization; restated certificate of designation.
17-7681 Merger or consolidation.
17-7682 Contractual appraisal rights.
17-7685a Division of a limited liability company.
17-7687 Classes; voting; meetings of members; amendment of operating agreement.
17-7688 Liability to third parties.
17-7689 Events; ceasing membership of a limited liability company.
17-7691 Remedies for breach of operating agreement by member.
17-7692 Admission of managers.
17-7693 Management of limited liability company.
17-7694 Contributions by a manager.
17-7695 Classes and voting; meetings of managers.
17-7696 Remedies for breach of operating agreement by manager.
17-7697 Reliance on reports and information by member, manager or liquidating trustee.
17-7698 Delegation of rights and powers to manage.
17-76,100 Liability for contribution.
17-76,101 Allocation of profits and losses.
17-76,102 Allocation of distributions.
17-76,103 Defense of usury not available.
17-76,104 Interim distributions.
17-76,105 Resignation of manager.
17-76,106 Resignation of member.
17-76,107 Distribution upon resignation.
17-76,108 Distribution in kind.
17-76,109 Right to distribution.
17-76,110 Limitations on distribution.
17-76,111 Nature of limited liability company interest.
17-76,112 Assignment of limited liability company interest.
17-76,113 Rights of judgment creditor; charging orders.
17-76,114 Right of assignee to become member.
17-76,115 Powers of estate of deceased or incompetent member.
17-76,117 Involuntary dissolution.
17-76,119 Distribution of assets.
17-76,128 Execution; liability.
17-76,129 Service of process; venue.
17-76,130 Right to bring action by a member or an assignee.
17-76,131 Proper plaintiff in a derivative action.
17-76,134 Construction and application of act and operating agreement.
17-76,135 Cases not provided for in this act.
17-76,136 Fees for documents or services of secretary of state. [See Revisor's Note]
17-76,137 Reserved power of state to alter or repeal act.
17-76,138 Taxation of limited liability companies.
17-76,141 Severability clause.
17-76,143 Series limited liability company.
17-76,143a Merger or consolidation of one or more series.
17-76,144 Certification of cancellation; court appointments; powers of trustees or receivers.
17-76,145 Procedure preventing dissolution or winding up; exception.
17-76,147 Reinstatement of a series. [See Revisor's Note]
17-76,148 Statutory public benefit limited liability companies; applicable law; how formed.
17-76,149 Same; definitions; contents of articles of organization and operating agreement.
17-76,150 Same; vote, consent or approval required for certain actions.
17-76,151 Same; duties of members or managers.
17-76,152 Same; periodic statements and third-party certification.
17-76,153 Same; derivative lawsuits.