AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT (Increases time that SOS can withdraw a certificate of revocation for a corporation, nonprofit corporation, or LLC from 10 to 20 years without the corporation or limited liability company being required to seek reinstatement by the legislature.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jul 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Jan 22, 2021
Signed Jul 13, 2021
Floor votes · House Jun 8, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jul 13, 2021
Signed into law
07/13/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
Jul 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
upper
Jun 28, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
legislature
Jun 11, 2021
Committee
06/11/2021 Referred to Senate Commerce
upper
Jun 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
06/08/2021 House passed Sub A
lower
Jun 3, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/03/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Feb 1, 2021
Legislature · Passed
02/01/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
01/22/2021 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jackie Baginski
DDemocratic
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