SB 76 Illinois Senate · 101st Regular Session

BUS CORP-FEMALE DIRECTORS

Summary
Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Requires a publicly held domestic or foreign corporation whose principal executive offices are located in Illinois to have: (i) no later than July 31, 2020, a minimum of one female director on its board; and (ii) no later than December 31, 2022, a minimum of 3 female directors if its number of directors is 6 or more, a minimum of 2 female directors if its number of directors is 5, or a minimum of one female director if its number of directors is 4 or fewer. Permits a corporation to increase the number of directors on its board to comply with the requirement. Requires the Secretary of State to publish reports on its Internet website that documents: (1) the number of domestic and foreign corporations whose principal executive offices are located in Illinois and who have at least one female director; and (2) the number of publicly held corporations that moved their United States headquarters to Illinois from another state or out of Illinois into another state during the preceding calendar year and other specified information. Permits the Secretary of State to adopt rules to administer the provisions and impose fines as specified. Provides that the provisions apply to a foreign corporation that is a publicly held corporation to the exclusion of the law of the jurisdiction in which the foreign corporation is incorporated. Effective immediately.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2019 Last action Mar 28, 2019
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Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Mar 28, 2019
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 28, 2019
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 28, 2019
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Commerce and Economic Development
upper
Mar 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Commerce and Economic Development
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro
upper
Jan 23, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Commerce and Economic Development
upper
Jan 23, 2019
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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