Entity Innovation Availability by State
State-by-state matrix. Cite within scope, source dates, and limitations shown below.
| State | Close Llc Available | Series Llc Available | Dao Llc Available | Lifetime Proxy Available |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | No |
| ALchecked 2026-08-15 | No | Yes | No | conditional |
| ARchecked 2026-08-15 | No | Yes | No | conditional |
| AZchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | conditional |
| CAchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | conditional |
| COchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | conditional |
| CTchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | conditional |
| DCchecked 2026-08-15 | No | Yes | No | conditional |
| DEchecked 2026-08-15 | No | Yes | No | conditional |
| FLchecked 2026-08-15 | No | Yes | No | conditional |
| GAchecked 2026-08-15 | ||||
| HIchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | conditional |
| IAchecked 2026-08-15 | No | Yes | No | conditional |
| IDchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | conditional |
| ILchecked 2026-08-15 | No | Yes | No | conditional |
| INchecked 2026-08-15 | No | Yes | No | No |
| KSchecked 2026-08-15 | No | Yes | No | conditional |
| KYchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | conditional |
| LAchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | No |
| MAchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | conditional |
| MDchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | Yes |
| MEchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | conditional |
| MIchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | No |
| MNchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | conditional |
| MOchecked 2026-08-15 | No | Yes | No | conditional |
| MSchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | conditional |
| MTchecked 2026-08-15 | No | Yes | No | conditional |
| NCchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | No |
| NDchecked 2026-08-15 | No | Yes | No | conditional |
| NEchecked 2026-08-15 | No | Yes | No | conditional |
| NHchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | conditional |
| NJchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | conditional |
| NMchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | No |
| NVchecked 2026-08-15 | conditional | Yes | No | No |
| NYchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | conditional |
| OHchecked 2026-08-15 | No | Yes | No | conditional |
| OKchecked 2026-08-15 | No | Yes | No | No |
| ORchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | conditional |
| PAchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | conditional |
| RIchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | No |
| SCchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | conditional |
| SDchecked 2026-08-15 | No | Yes | No | conditional |
| TNchecked 2026-08-15 | No | Yes | Yes | conditional |
| TXchecked 2026-08-15 | No | Yes | No | No |
| UTchecked 2026-08-15 | No | Yes | No | conditional |
| VAchecked 2026-08-15 | No | Yes | No | conditional |
| VTchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | conditional |
| WAchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | conditional |
| WIchecked 2026-08-15 | No | No | No | conditional |
| WVchecked 2026-08-15 | No | Yes | No | conditional |
| WYchecked 2026-08-15 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Field definitions
- Close Llc Available
- Does the state's LLC statute provide a distinct, ELECTABLE "Close LLC" (or equivalently-named) status -- a named statutory chapter/article that an LLC may affirmatively elect into (typically via a statement in its articles of organization), altering default rules on transfer restrictions, member withdrawal, or capital return vs. a standard LLC? A generic definitional term used only to scope an unrelated procedural rule (e.g. a headcount-based "closely held limited liability company" definition used solely to exempt certain derivative-suit provisions -- found verbatim in TX, ME, and ND, and functionally in KS via a same-named but entity-type-mismatched corporate chapter) does NOT qualify. The field measures an affirmative elective GOVERNANCE STATUS, not an incidental definitional label or a same-word/different-entity-type trap.
- Series Llc Available
- Does the state's LLC statute authorize DOMESTIC formation of a "series" LLC: an operating agreement (or SoS filing) establishing one or more internally-designated series of members/managers/interests/assets, each shielded from the others' and the LLC's general liabilities, given statutory formalities (separate records, notice in the articles of organization, and/or a filed certificate of designation)? Recognition/registration of a FOREIGN series (formed elsewhere) without domestic-formation authority does not count as yes (confirmed absent for this reason in CT, MD, and ME).
- Dao Llc Available
- Does the state have an ENACTED statutory supplement/chapter letting an LLC elect "decentralized autonomous organization" (DAO LLC) status -- its own named chapter, an election mechanism (typically a statement in the articles of organization, available to new formations and by amendment to existing LLCs), and a legal-name requirement (must include a DAO-denoting marker)? General LLC freedom-of-contract that merely permits a DAO to organize as an ordinary LLC does NOT qualify, nor does a same-word-different-concept enactment (West Virginia's "Decentralized Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act" is a pre-blockchain nonprofit-governance framework, not a DAO LLC; Utah's Decentralized Autonomous Organization Act is a wholly separate, non-LLC entity type whose own statute bars "limited liability company" from its legal name; Vermont's Blockchain-Based LLC is a general blockchain-business election, not a dedicated DAO election). Confirmed present in exactly 2 of 51 jurisdictions researched: Wyoming (2021, first in the nation) and Tennessee (2022, Public Chapter 852).
Field definitions are listed below the table. Hover a cell for its source note. Typed unknowns (e.g., “Portal not observable”) are methodological limits, not data gaps.
How to compare the four entity innovations
Compare each feature separately because each answers a different statutory question. A Close LLC is an elective governance status; a Series LLC provision authorizes domestic series within an LLC; a DAO LLC provision lets an LLC elect DAO LLC status; and the lifetime-proxy column asks whether a member may delegate voting or consent rights without a statutory expiration.
A state can answer these statutory questions differently. Read across one state's row and treat each entry as the answer to that column only, not as an overall score for the state.
Research scope
All 51 U.S. jurisdictions (50 states + DC). Cells document whether each state's LLC act enacts four specific, newer statutory features: an electable Close LLC status, domestic Series LLC formation authority, a dedicated DAO LLC election, and a non-expiring (“lifetime”) member voting proxy. Every cell is cited to a primary source (chain-complete: source URL + snapshot + hash), bound to the domestic-LLC line specifically — a same-word, different-entity-type, or foreign-only statute is never coerced into a yes. Georgia is a documented typed unknown on all four fields.
How to read this matrix
Each row is a U.S. state. Typed unknowns mark a field that could not be confirmed under the methodology at /about/methodology/ — not a claim that the feature is absent.
Sources
Primary-source citations per row live in the matrix's sources.json companion. The full source taxonomy lives at /about/source-registry/.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Close LLC?
An electable statutory status — typically adopted by a statement in the articles of organization — that alters an LLC's default rules on transfer restrictions, member withdrawal, or capital return compared to a standard LLC. A state merely using the words "closely held" to scope an unrelated procedural rule does not count; the matrix requires an affirmative, electable governance status.
What is a Series LLC, and how is this different from the Series LLC matrix?
A Series LLC lets a single LLC internally designate one or more series of members, managers, interests, or assets, each shielded from the others' liabilities. This field records only whether DOMESTIC formation is authorized — recognizing an out-of-state series without domestic-formation authority does not count as yes. See /business-formation/series-llc-explainer/ for the fuller walkthrough.
What is a DAO LLC?
A dedicated statutory election letting an LLC organize as a "decentralized autonomous organization," with its own named chapter and a legal-name marker requirement. As of this matrix's research pass, exactly 2 of 51 jurisdictions have enacted one — Wyoming (2021, the first in the nation) and Tennessee (2022). A handful of states have similarly-named but unrelated statutes (blockchain-business elections, non-LLC entity types, pre-blockchain nonprofit frameworks) that do not qualify. See /business-formation/dao-llc-explainer/.
What does "lifetime proxy" mean?
Whether a member can appoint someone to exercise their voting or consent rights with no statutory expiration and no default term that must be overridden. Most states allow proxy voting but cap or default it to a term the operating agreement can override — that is recorded as conditional, not yes. A flat statutory cap with no override path (Louisiana's 3-year ceiling) is recorded as no.
Where do these figures come from?
Each row cites the state's own LLC act directly, with a source URL and on-disk snapshot, bound to the domestic-LLC line specifically. Georgia is a documented typed unknown on all four fields — its codified statutes sit behind a Lexis delegation with no compliant free citation available, not a fabricated no.