Updates law governing votes by shareholders for items other than for election of members to board of directors.
This bill updates New Jersey's corporate law to clarify how shareholders vote on matters other than electing board members. It allows corporations to set in their bylaws that such votes require a majority of shareholders *present* or voting by proxy (not just a majority of all shares outstanding). This directly affects corporations holding shareholder meetings, giving them more flexibility in structuring voting procedures for routine decisions like amendments or mergers. The change does not alter voting thresholds but streamlines how corporations can establish meeting rules.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 8, 2025
Last action Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-0)
upper
Jan 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Dec 8, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patrick Diegnan
DDemocratic
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