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HB20-1013

Specify Procedure Ratify Defective Corporate Actions

Type Bill
Session 2020 Regular Session
Subjects
Financial Services & Commerce

Concerning the specification of procedures for the ratification of defective corporate actions.

Bill Summary:

The act provides a statutory procedure for the ratification or validation of corporate actions that may not have been properly authorized and for shares that may not have been properly issued. The statutory ratification procedure supplements common-law ratification and is available only when the board of directors specifies the nature of the defective authorization. Prompt judicial review and validation of the ratification process is available when a listed person claims to be substantially and adversely affected by the ratification.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
03/20/2020 Signed Act PDF
03/13/2020 Final Act PDF
03/03/2020 Rerevised PDF
03/02/2020 Revised PDF
03/02/2020 Reengrossed PDF
02/10/2020 Engrossed PDF
01/08/2020 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
06/22/2020 FN2 PDF
01/15/2020 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 20-1013 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 20-1013 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. Vote summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/03/2020 Third Reading BILL
33
AYE
0
NO
2
OTHER
Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
02/12/2020 Third Reading BILL
63
AYE
0
NO
2
OTHER
Vote record
Date Location Action
03/20/2020 Governor Governor Signed
03/16/2020 Governor Sent to the Governor
03/14/2020 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
03/14/2020 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
03/03/2020 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/02/2020 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
02/26/2020 Senate Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/13/2020 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
02/12/2020 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
02/11/2020 House House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
02/10/2020 House House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
02/04/2020 House House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
01/08/2020 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
09/14/2020 39 Specify Procedure Ratify Defective Corp Actions PDF