Corporations and Associations - Revisions
SB 631 updates Maryland's corporate law by requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to notify filers if a charter document is rejected, including the reason for rejection. It allows corrected documents to be accepted as filed on the original date if resubmitted within 30 days. The bill also permits corporate boards and committees to act via unanimous written or electronic consent without meetings, with specific filing requirements, and applies this rule to certain investment companies. Additionally, it repeals outdated provisions about penalties for foreign corporations and rules governing partnership agreement amendments.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 5, 2026
Signed Apr 28, 2026
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The bill updates the legislative metadata to reflect its adoption and assigns it a chapter number. The substantive text of the law regarding corporate governance remains unchanged, though the formatting of the text has been adjusted to align with the new chapter structure.
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 22, 2026
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 49
Mar 5, 2026
D
Democratic36
91% Yea
R
Republican13
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
12
Committee
7
Apr 28, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 314
executive
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
lower
Mar 22, 2026
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (129-0-13)
house of delegates
Mar 21, 2026
Committee
Referred Economic Matters
lower
Mar 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Motion Special Order until 3/19 (Senator Smith) Adopted
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0-5)
senate
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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