In a derivative action, the plaintiff must be a partner at the time of bringing the action and must have been a partner at the time of the transaction of which he or she complains or his or her status as a partner must have devolved upon him or her by operation of law or pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement from a person who was a partner at the time of the transaction. (Added 1997, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.)