Senate Bill S3917

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Allows corporations to conduct business and meetings electronically for a certain period of time

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S3917 - Details

Law Section:
Business Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§708 & 602, BC L; amd §§603 & 605, N-PC L; amd §28, Rel Corp L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S9110

2021-S3917 - Summary

Allows corporations to conduct business and meetings electronically either for the duration of the state disaster emergency or until December 31, 2021, whichever is later.

2021-S3917 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3917 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3917
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BENJAMIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT to amend the business corporation law, the not-for-profit corpo-
   ration law, and the religious corporations law, in relation to provid-
   ing for the remote conduct of certain practices and procedures  relat-
   ing to board meetings
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of section 708 of  the  business  corporation
 law,  as  amended by chapter 122 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read
 as follows:
   (b) Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or
 the by-laws, any action required or permitted to be taken by  the  board
 or  any  committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members
 of the board or the committee consent in writing to the  adoption  of  a
 resolution  authorizing  the  action.  The  resolution  and  the written
 consents thereto by the members of the board or committee shall be filed
 with the minutes of the proceedings of the board or committee.  For  the
 duration of the state disaster emergency declared by executive order two
 hundred  two  that began on March seventh, two thousand twenty, OR UNTIL
 DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-TWO,  WHICHEVER  IS  LATER,
 notwithstanding  any  provision  of  law  to  the  contrary, the written
 consent of a member may be made electronically, where  such  consent  is
 submitted  via  electronic mail along with information from which it can
 be reasonably determined that the transmission was  authorized  by  such
 member.
   §  2. Paragraph (a) of section 602 of the business corporation law, as
 amended by chapter 122 of the laws  of  2020,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05120-01-1
              

2021-S3917A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Business Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§708 & 602, BC L; amd §§603 & 605, N-PC L; amd §28, Rel Corp L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S9110

2021-S3917A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows corporations to conduct business and meetings electronically either for the duration of the state disaster emergency or until December 31, 2021, whichever is later.

2021-S3917A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3917A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3917--A
     Cal. No. 327
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BENJAMIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and  Commissions -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to
   first and second report, amended on second report, ordered to a  third
   reading,  and  to  be reprinted as amended, retaining its place in the
   order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the business corporation law, the not-for-profit  corpo-
   ration law and the religious corporations law, in relation to allowing
   corporations  to  conduct  business  and meetings electronically for a
   certain period of time
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (b) of section 708 of the business corporation
 law, as amended by chapter 122 of the laws of 2020, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   (b) Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or
 the  by-laws,  any action required or permitted to be taken by the board
 or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if  all  members
 of  the  board  or the committee consent in writing to the adoption of a
 resolution authorizing  the  action.  The  resolution  and  the  written
 consents thereto by the members of the board or committee shall be filed
 with  the  minutes of the proceedings of the board or committee. For the
 duration of the state disaster emergency declared by executive order two
 hundred two that began on March seventh, two thousand twenty,  OR  UNTIL
 DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-ONE,  WHICHEVER IS LATER,
 notwithstanding any provision  of  law  to  the  contrary,  the  written
 consent  of  a  member may be made electronically, where such consent is
 submitted via electronic mail along with information from which  it  can
 be  reasonably  determined  that the transmission was authorized by such
 member.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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