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The Committee on Judiciary (Deutch) recommended the following

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amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between line(s) 242 and 243

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insert:

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Section 10.  Subsection (3) of section 620.2108, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     620.2108  Filings required for merger; effective date.--

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     (3)  Each constituent limited partnership shall deliver the

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certificate of merger for filing in the Department of State,

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unless the constituent limited partnership is named as a party or

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constituent organization in articles of merger or a certificate

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of merger filed for the same merger in accordance with s.

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607.1109(1), s. 608.4382(1), s. 617.1108, or s. 620.8918(1) and

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(2), and such articles of merger or certificate of merger

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substantially complies with the requirements of this section. If

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such circumstances exist, the other articles of merger or

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certificate of merger may also be used for purposes of s.

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620.2109(3).

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line(s) 34, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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amending s. 620.2108, F.S.; providing certain exceptions

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to the requirement that each constituent limited

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partnership file articles of merger or a certificate of

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merger with the Department of State;

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