Sec. 101.601. SERIES OF MEMBERS, MANAGERS, MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS, OR ASSETS. (a) A company agreement may establish or provide for the establishment of one or more designated series of members, managers, membership interests, or assets that:
(1) has separate rights, powers, or duties with respect to specified property or obligations of the limited liability company or profits and losses associated with specified property or obligations; or
(2) has a separate business purpose or investment objective.
(b) A series established in accordance with Subsection (a) or a protected series or registered series established in accordance with Section 101.602 may carry on any business, purpose, or activity, whether or not for profit, that is not prohibited by Section 2.003.
(c) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit the freedom to contract to a series that is not a protected series or a registered series. Except as otherwise provided by Sections 101.627 through 101.636, a series may not merge or convert.
(d) The provisions of the company agreement that govern a protected series or registered series may be amended by the approval of:
(1) each member associated with the protected series or registered series;
(2) the members of each other protected series and registered series if the amendment adversely affects those members; and
(3) the members of the limited liability company that are not associated with any protected series or registered series if the amendment adversely affects those members.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1442), Sec. 45, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 43 (S.B. 1523), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2022.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Limited Liability Companies
Chapter 101 - Limited Liability Companies
Subchapter M. Series Limited Liability Company
Section 101.601. Series of Members, Managers, Membership Interests, or Assets
Section 101.603. Assets of Protected Series or Registered Series
Section 101.604. Notice of Limitation on Liabilities of Protected Series or Registered Series
Section 101.605. General Powers of Protected Series or Registered Series
Section 101.606. Liability of Member or Manager for Obligations; Duties
Section 101.607. Class or Group of Members or Managers
Section 101.608. Governing Authority
Section 101.609. Applicability of Other Provisions of Chapter or Title 1; Synonymous Terms
Section 101.610. Effect of Certain Event on Manager or Member
Section 101.611. Member Status With Respect to Distribution
Section 101.612. Record Date for Allocations and Distributions
Section 101.613. Distributions
Section 101.614. Authority to Wind Up and Terminate Protected Series or Registered Series
Section 101.615. Termination of Protected Series or Registered Series
Section 101.616. Event Requiring Winding Up
Section 101.617. Procedures for Winding Up and Termination of Protected Series or Registered Series
Section 101.618. Revocation of Voluntary Winding Up
Section 101.619. Cancellation of Event Requiring Winding Up
Section 101.620. Continuation of Business
Section 101.621. Winding Up by Court Order
Section 101.623. Filing of Certificate of Registered Series
Section 101.625. Certificate of Termination for Registered Series
Section 101.626. Name of Registered Series
Section 101.627. Conversion of a Registered Series to a Protected Series
Section 101.628. Authorization of Conversion
Section 101.629. Conversion Not Winding Up Event
Section 101.630. Effect of Conversion
Section 101.631. Filing of Certificate of Conversion
Section 101.632. Prohibition on Conversion Permitted
Section 101.633. Merger Among Merging Series of Same Limited Liability Company
Section 101.634. Certificate of Merger