This bill amends several sections of the General Laws in Chapter 6A-11, which pertains to the transitional provisions for the Uniform Commercial Code Amendments of 2022. The primary change involves the extension of the effective date for certain transactions, liens, and interests from January 1, 2024, to June 10, 2024. The bill ensures that any transaction validly entered into before this new date remains valid and can be enforced as if the amendments had not taken effect.
Additionally, it clarifies the continuing validity of security interests and the conditions under which they remain enforceable and perfected. The bill establishes that a security interest that is enforceable and perfected immediately before June 10, 2024, will continue to be a perfected security interest under the amendatory act if the requirements for enforceability and perfection are satisfied.
The bill also addresses the determination of priority for conflicting claims to collateral, specifying that the amendments will dictate priority rules moving forward. It establishes that any priorities set before June 10, 2024, will continue to apply unless modified by the new rules. Overall, the act aims to provide technical corrections to the transition rules for security interests related to emerging technologies, ensuring a smooth implementation of the amendments. The act will take effect upon passage.