assembly Bill A213

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to audit committee membership and voting requirements of the board of certain corporations

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  • Introduced
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  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Aug 02, 2021 signed chap.321
Jul 21, 2021 delivered to governor
Apr 28, 2021 returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.414
substituted for s3265
Feb 08, 2021 referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
delivered to senate
passed assembly
Jan 28, 2021 advanced to third reading cal.59
Jan 26, 2021 reported
Jan 12, 2021 reported referred to codes
Jan 06, 2021 referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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Apr 28, 2021 - floor Vote

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Floor Vote: Apr 28, 2021

aye (63)

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A213 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3265
Law Section:
Not-for-Profit Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§902 & 1002, N-PC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10304, S8637
2019-2020: A222, S1897, S7361

A213 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring a two-thirds vote of the board in certain circumstances.

A213 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    213
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, GALEF, ABINANTI, OTIS, JACOBSON -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,  Authorities  and
   Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  not-for-profit  corporation law, in relation to
   voting requirements of the board of certain corporations

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  opening paragraph of paragraph (a) of section 902 of
 the not-for-profit corporation law is amended to read as follows:
   The board of each corporation proposing to participate in a merger  or
 consolidation under section 901 (Power of merger or consolidation) shall
 adopt,  BY  A VOTE OF TWO-THIRDS OF THE DIRECTORS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF
 THE VOTE, IF A QUORUM IS PRESENT AT THAT TIME,  OR  BY  A  VOTE  OF  THE
 NUMBER  OF  DIRECTORS  REQUIRED  UNDER THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION,
 BY-LAWS, THIS CHAPTER AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAW, a plan of merger  or
 consolidation, setting forth:
   §  2.  Subparagraph 1 of paragraph (a) of section 1002 of the not-for-
 profit corporation law, as amended by chapter 549 of the laws  of  2013,
 is amended to read as follows:
   (1) In the case of a vote by the board of directors: (i) the number of
 directors required under the certificate of incorporation, by-laws, this
 chapter and any other applicable law; [or]
   (ii) TWO-THIRDS OF THE DIRECTORS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE VOTE, IF A
 QUORUM IS PRESENT AT THAT TIME; OR
   (III)  if  the  number of directors actually holding office as such at
 the time of the vote to adopt the plan is less than the number  required
 to  constitute  a  quorum of directors under the certificate of incorpo-
 ration, the by-laws, this chapter  or  any  other  applicable  law,  the
 remaining directors unanimously;
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.