H.B. No. 1159
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the acknowledgment of a written instrument on behalf of
  a limited liability company or partnership.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 121.006(b), Civil Practice and Remedies
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (b)  In an acknowledgment form "acknowledged" means:
               (1)  in the case of a natural person, that the person
  personally appeared before the officer taking the acknowledgment
  and acknowledged executing the instrument for the purposes and
  consideration expressed in it;
               (2)  in the case of a person as principal by an
  attorney-in-fact for the principal, that the attorney-in-fact
  personally appeared before the officer taking the acknowledgment
  and that the attorney-in-fact acknowledged executing the
  instrument as the act of the principal for the purposes and
  consideration expressed in it;
               (3)  in the case of a partnership by a partner, [or]
  partners, authorized officer, or agent acting for the partnership,
  that the partner, [or] partners, authorized officer, or agent
  personally appeared before the officer taking the acknowledgment
  and acknowledged executing the instrument in the capacity stated, 
  as the act of the partnership, for the purposes and consideration
  expressed in it;
               (4)  in the case of a corporation by a corporate officer
  or agent, that the corporate officer or agent personally appeared
  before the officer taking the acknowledgment and that the corporate
  officer or agent acknowledged executing the instrument in the
  capacity stated, as the act of the corporation, for the purposes and
  consideration expressed in it; [and]
               (5)  in the case of a person acknowledging as a public
  officer, trustee, executor or administrator of an estate, guardian,
  or other representative, that the person personally appeared before
  the officer taking the acknowledgment and acknowledged executing
  the instrument by proper authority in the capacity stated and for
  the purposes and consideration expressed in it; and
               (6)  in the case of a limited liability company by a
  member, manager, authorized officer, or agent acting for the
  limited liability company, that the member, manager, authorized
  officer, or agent personally appeared before the officer taking the
  acknowledgment and acknowledged executing the instrument in the
  capacity stated, as the act of the limited liability company, for
  the purposes and consideration expressed in it.
         SECTION 2.  Section 121.008(b), Civil Practice and Remedies
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (b)  Short forms for certificates of acknowledgment include:
               (1)  For a natural person acting in his own right:
         State of Texas
         County of ____________
               This instrument was acknowledged before me on (date) by
  (name or names of person or persons acknowledging).
  (Signature of officer)
  (Title of officer)
  My commission expires: ________
               (2)  For a natural person as principal acting by
  attorney-in-fact:
         State of Texas
         County of ____________
               This instrument was acknowledged before me on (date) by
  (name of attorney-in-fact) as attorney-in-fact on behalf of (name
  of principal).
  (Signature of officer)
  (Title of officer)
  My commission expires: ________
               (3)  For a partnership acting by one or more partners,
  an authorized officer, or an agent:
         State of Texas
         County of ____________
               This instrument was acknowledged before me on (date) by
  (name of acknowledging partner, [or] partners, authorized officer,
  or agent), (partner(s), authorized officer, or agent) on behalf of
  (name of partnership), a partnership.
  (Signature of officer)
  (Title of officer)
  My commission expires: ________
               (4)  For a corporation:
         State of Texas
         County of ____________
               This instrument was acknowledged before me on (date) by
  (name of officer), (title of officer) of (name of corporation
  acknowledging) a (state of incorporation) corporation, on behalf of
  said corporation.
  (Signature of officer)
  (Title of officer)
  My commission expires: ________
               (5)  For a public officer, trustee, executor,
  administrator, guardian, or other representative:
         State of Texas
         County of ____________
               This instrument was acknowledged before me on (date) by
  (name of representative) as (title of representative) of (name of
  entity or person represented).
  (Signature of officer)
  (Title of officer)
  My commission expires: ________
               (6)  For a limited liability company:
         State of Texas
         County of ____________
               This instrument was acknowledged before me on (date) by
  (name of acknowledging member, manager, authorized officer, or
  agent), a (member, manager, authorized officer, or agent) of (name
  of limited liability company) on behalf of (name of limited
  liability company), a limited liability company.
  (Signature of officer)
  (Title of officer)
  My commission expires: ________
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1159 was passed by the House on April
  11, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 1159 was passed by the Senate on May
  2, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor