Action without a meeting; articles of incorporation of a public corporation.
Summary
Creates an exception to the provision that authorizes shareholders of a corporation to act without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent of the shareholders. The exception states that if the articles of incorporation or bylaws of a public corporation allow the holders of 30 percent or fewer of all votes entitled to be cast to demand the calling of a special meeting of shareholders, such provision authorizing less-than-unanimous shareholder action shall not apply. A public corporation is a corporation that has shares listed on a national securities exchange or regularly traded in a market maintained by one or more members of a national or affiliated securities association. The measure does not apply if a public corporation's articles of incorporation authorized action by shareholders by less than unanimous consent as of April 1, 2018. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 19, 2018
Signed Mar 9, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Mar 9, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 267 (effective 7/1/18)
executive
Feb 6, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
legislature
Feb 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1559E
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
legislature
Jan 19, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
legislature
Jan 19, 2018
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 18105548D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Israel O'Quinn
RRepublican
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