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Legislation


2010 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1009

File Code: Corporations and Associations Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 690
Sponsored By:
Delegate Feldman
Entitled:
Corporations - Benefit Corporation

Synopsis:

Authorizing a corporation to elect to be a specified benefit corporation by amending or including in the charter of the corporation a statement that the corporation is a benefit corporation; requiring the election to be approved by the stockholders in a specified manner; authorizing a corporation to terminate status as a benefit corporation in a specified manner; requiring that clear reference to the fact that a corporation is a benefit corporation appear prominently in a specified charter document; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/15
First Reading Economic Matters
2/17
Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
3/1
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
3/2
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
3/27
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Bromwell) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (135-5)
3/30
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/27
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/2
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/31
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/1
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/13
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 98

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Charters
Corporations -see also- Municipal Corps; Public Corps & Inst
Disclosure
Electronic Commerce -see also- Electronic Funds Transfer
Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
Public Information
Reports
Securities

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Corporations and Associations
( 5-6C-01 , 5-6C-02 , 5-6C-03 , 5-6C-04 , 5-6C-05 , 5-6C-06 , 5-6C-07 , 5-6C-08 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
House
Number: 723590/01     Offered on: March 27, 2010   at: 11:46 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Economic Matters
Senate
Judicial Proceedings
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 25, 2010: Third Reading Passed (135-5)
Senate
April 1, 2010: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
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