SENATE BILL 688

Sponsored By:

Senator Raskin

Entitled:

Maryland General Corporation Law - Miscellaneous Provisions

Synopsis:

Altering the manner in which specified charter documents of specified business entities must be executed by authorizing specified officers, agents, and persons to sign, acknowledge, witness, and attest the documents and to verify specified matters and facts; clarifying that a corporation may provide by its charter that holders of one or more classes or series of stock have specified voting rights; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action

2/10

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.

3/22

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

3/25

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/26

Third Reading Passed (43-0)

4/5

Returned Passed

House Action

3/23

First Reading Economic Matters

3/31

Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.

4/7

Favorable Report by Economic Matters

3/31

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/1

Third Reading Passed (140-0)

Action after passage in Senate and House

4/13

Approved by the Governor

- Chapter 95

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Business Trusts

Charters

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees

Corporations -see also- Municipal Corps; Public Corps & Inst

Electronic Commerce -see also- Electronic Funds Transfer

Mergers and Acquisitions

Notices

Real Estate Investment Trusts

Securities

Voting -see also- Ballots; Elections

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Corporations and Associations

( 1-301 , 2-105 , 2-309 , 2-309 , 2-411 , 2-504 , 2-504.1 , 2-511 , 2-604 , 3-413 , 3-702 , 8-601.1 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

Senate

Judicial Proceedings

House

Economic Matters

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 26, 2010: Third Reading Passed (43-0)

House

April 1, 2010: Third Reading Passed (140-0)