SB810,181,13 179.1143 Approval of conversion; amendment; abandonment. (1) (a) Subject to s. 179.1161, a plan of conversion must be approved by a vote or consent of all of the following with respect to a converting domestic limited partnership:

SB810,181,14 1. All general partners.

SB810,181,16 2. Partners owning a majority of the rights to receive distributions, whether as a general partner, limited partner, or both.

SB810,181,18 (b) A plan of conversion into a domestic limited partnership converted entity must be approved pursuant to the governing law of the converting entity.

SB810,181,24 (2) Subject to s. 179.1161 and the governing law of each of the converting entity and converted entity, after a plan of conversion is approved, and at any time before a conversion becomes effective, except as otherwise provided in the plan of conversion, the converting entity may amend the plan of conversion or abandon the conversion as provided in the plan of conversion with the same vote or consent as was required to approve the plan of conversion.

SB810,182,8 (3) If, after articles of conversion have been delivered to the department for filing and before the conversion becomes effective, the plan of conversion is amended in a manner that requires an amendment to the articles of conversion or if the conversion is abandoned, a statement of amendment or abandonment, signed by the converting entity, must be delivered to the department for filing before the conversion becomes effective. When a statement of abandonment becomes effective, the conversion is abandoned and does not become effective. The statement of amendment or abandonment must contain all of the following:

SB810,182,10 (a) The name of the converting entity and the converted entity under the plan of conversion.

SB810,182,11 (b) The amendment to or abandonment of the articles of conversion.

SB810,182,13 (c) A statement that the amendment or abandonment was approved in accordance with this section.

SB810,182,17 179.1144 Filings required for conversion; effective date. (1) After the converting entity has approved a plan of conversion in accordance with its governing law, the converting entity shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the department for filing articles of conversion setting forth all of the following:

SB810,182,18 (a) The name, type of entity, and governing law of the converting entity.

SB810,182,19 (b) The name, type of entity, and governing law of the converted entity.

SB810,182,21 (c) A statement that the plan of conversion has been approved and adopted by the converting entity in accordance with its governing law.

SB810,182,23 (d) Any organizational documents of the converted entity that are to be in a public record under its governing law.

SB810,182,25 (e) A statement that the plan of conversion is on file at the principal office of the converted entity.

SB810,183,2 (f) A statement that upon request the converted entity will provide a copy of the plan of conversion to any interest holder of the converting entity.

SB810,183,3 (g) A statement whether s. 179.1161 applies to the conversion.

SB810,183,6 (2) In addition to the requirements of sub. (1), the articles of conversion may contain any other provisions relating to the conversion, as determined by the converting entity in accordance with the plan of conversion.

SB810,183,10 (3) If the converted entity is a foreign entity that will be required to register to do business in this state immediately after the conversion and it has not previously registered to do so or been assigned a registration to do so under s. 179.1009, it shall so register.

SB810,183,12 (4) A conversion takes effect at the effective date and time of the articles of conversion.

SB810,183,14 179.1145 Effect of conversion. (1) When a conversion becomes effective, all of the following apply:

SB810,183,18 (a) The converting entity continues its existence in the form of the converted entity and is the same entity that existed before the conversion, except that the converting entity is no longer subject to the governing law that applied prior to the conversion and is subject to the governing law of the converted entity.

SB810,183,20 (am) 1. Except as provided in this paragraph, no interest holder shall have interest holder liability with respect to the converting or converted entity.

SB810,184,2 2. If, under the governing law of the converting entity, one or more of the interest holders thereof had interest holder liability prior to the conversion with respect to the converting entity, such interest holder or holders shall continue to have such liability and any associated contribution and other rights to the extent provided in such governing law with respect to the debts, obligations, and other liabilities of the converting entity that accrued during the period or periods in which such interest holder or holders had such interest holder liability.

SB810,184,8 3. If, under the governing law of the converted entity, one or more of the interest holders thereof will have interest holder liability after the conversion with respect to the converted entity, such interest holder or holders will have such liability and any associated contribution and other rights to the extent provided in such governing law with respect to the debts, obligations, and other liabilities of the converted entity that accrue after the conversion.

SB810,184,9 4. This paragraph does not affect liability under any taxation laws.

SB810,184,11 (b) The title to all property owned by the converting entity is vested in the converted entity without transfer, reversion, or impairment.

SB810,184,13 (c) The converted entity has all debts, obligations, and other liabilities of the converting entity.

SB810,184,16 (d) A civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding pending by or against the converting entity may be continued as if the conversion did not occur, or the converted entity may be substituted in the proceeding for the converting entity.