BUS CORP-SHAREHOLDER WAIVER
Summary
Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Provides that unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, a shareholder who executes and delivers to the corporation a written instrument irrevocably waiving the right (i) to vote any shares held by such shareholder, whether for the election of directors or otherwise, (ii) to be a director or officer of the corporation, and (iii) in any other manner to control, directly or indirectly, corporate actions or the election or removal of any director or officer of the corporation, and who at the time of such waiver is not a director or officer of the corporation, shall have no fiduciary duty to the corporation or any of its shareholders arising out of the fact that such person is a shareholder of the corporation. Provides that the corporation shall give prompt notice of such waiver to the remaining shareholders, except that no such notice need be given by 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. Effective July 1, 2005.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2005
Committee Review
Apr 2005
Senate Passage
May 2005
House Passage
May 2005
Signed into Law
Aug 2005
Introduced Apr 7, 2005
Signed Aug 1, 2005
Floor votes · Senate Apr 7, 2005 · House May 5, 2005
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 52
Apr 7, 2005
D
Democratic27
96% Yea
R
Republican25
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Aug 1, 2005
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 5, 2005
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 5, 2005
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (105-0-3)
house
Apr 27, 2005
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 008-000-001
lower
Apr 20, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2005
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 7, 2005
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-0-3)
senate
Mar 2, 2005
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000
upper
Feb 23, 2005
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 17, 2005
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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