RegenHub, LCA · Legal Documents

The legal foundation.

The agreements and filings that constitute the cooperative — organized by layer, labeled by status. Every document says what it is.

RegenHub, LCA Colorado Limited Cooperative Association · Public Benefit Filed February 6, 2026 SOS No. 20261163853
Filed Submitted to state; legally in effect.
Ratified Adopted by member vote; in effect between the parties.
Drafted Document exists; not yet formally ratified.
Anticipated Identified; not yet drafted.
Layer 0 · Instantiation — Filed instruments
Articles of Incorporation
Filed with the Colorado Secretary of State on February 6, 2026. Names the entity, its Public Benefit purpose ("cultivating scenius"), address, and initial directors.
Filed
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)
Issued by the IRS. Required for banking, payroll, and tax filings.
Filed
Trade Name registration for Techne
DBA filing that makes the public name legally usable alongside RegenHub, LCA.
Anticipated
Layer 1 · Constitution — Governance
Bylaws v2.1 Ratified
The cooperative's governing rules — member classes, board composition and elections, committee structures, meeting protocols, amendment procedures, and the Subchapter K partnership tax election. Eighteen articles.
Colorado ULCAA · C.R.S. Title 7, Art. 58 · Drafted with Jeff Pote (Pote Law Firm) · Ratified July 2026
Layer 2 · Contract — Member agreements
Membership Agreement v.2.3 Ratified
The standard contract each cooperative member (Class One — Labor Member) signs on admission. Establishes standing as a Subchapter K partner, capital account, information rights, obligations, and consent to partnership tax treatment.
Cooperative Member · Class One · Labor Member · Patron Track
Community Supporter Agreement Drafted
A lightweight agreement for people who want to support the cooperative without taking on membership. Confers no membership rights, no vote, and no patronage. Not a membership instrument.
Contribution Agreement · ULCAA C.R.S. § 7-58-104
Hub Membership Agreement
Governs Co-working Members (Class Two) and Community Participants (Class Three). Under review with legal counsel. Not yet published.
Drafted
Investor Member Agreement rider
Specific terms for the Investor Member class (Class Four). Pending legal work.
Anticipated
Layer 3 · Recognition — Patronage
Participation Framework Drafted
How members participate in cooperative Programs and how contributions accrue recognition. Covers the six Contribution Primitives, Program archetypes, and the path from contribution to capital account credit.
Class One through Class Three · Companion to the Program Stack Patronage Plan v1
Understanding the Documents · Analysis and commentary
Summary of Changes Commentary
The plain-language orientation: what the governing documents say, why they changed from v.1 to v.2.1, and what was decided. The best starting point for a member who wants to understand the legal foundation.
Prepared for the Board and Member Body · June 2026
Counsel Memo Commentary
The memo submitted to formation counsel presenting each proposed change to the Bylaws and Membership Agreement, with rationale and open questions. Legal conclusions defer to counsel's judgment.
First submission to counsel · Jeff Pote (Pote Law Firm) · July 1, 2026
Bylaws · Legal Analysis Commentary
The annotated read of the Bylaws: statutory basis under the Colorado ULCAA, partnership tax structure, and the reasoning behind each proposed change.
Formation-era analysis · C.R.S. Title 7, Art. 58 · Not legal advice
Membership Agreement · Analysis Commentary
The annotated read of the Membership Agreement: proposed modifications, capital account mechanics, and the four-class membership matrix analysis.
Formation-era analysis · May and June 2026 · Not legal advice
Bylaws · Changes Index Commentary
Every proposed change to the Bylaws, serialized with a stable ID (BL-01 through BL-A07) for citation in board discussion and amendment motions.
Serialized change record · Companion to the Bylaws analysis
Membership Agreement · Changes Index Commentary
Every proposed change to the Membership Agreement, serialized with a stable ID (MA-01 through MA-A04) for citation in board discussion and amendment motions.
Serialized change record · Companion to the Membership Agreement analysis

Additional documents are anticipated as the cooperative matures: Program policies for each ratified Program, Coordinator Agreements, board election procedures, a Conflict of Interest policy, and the first Annual Public Benefit Report.

The v.1 drafts and the working copies used for counsel review remain published at techne.institute/legal.

Document statuses are updated as instruments are drafted, reviewed, and ratified. The source of truth is this page.