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1999 SESSION

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HB 2719 Corporations; proxies; electronic and other authorizations.

Introduced by: Eric I. Cantor | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Corporations; proxies; electronic and other authorizations. Broadens the proxy provisions of the Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act to permit proxy appointment by written authorization, telegram, cablegram or other electronic means. Under current law, proxy appointment can be accomplished only through written authorizations signed by nonstock corporation members entitled to vote. The bill also stipulates that a fiduciary entitled to vote shares may vote them by proxy.

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/99  House: Presented & ordered printed 993822146  pdf
• 02/01/99  House: Printed as engrossed 993822146-E  pdf
• 02/26/99  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2719ER)  pdf
• 03/23/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0101)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/21/99  House: Presented & ordered printed 993822146
• 01/21/99  House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
• 01/28/99  House: Reported from C. I. B. w/amd. (25-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/99  House: Read first time
• 02/01/99  House: Read second time
• 02/01/99  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/01/99  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/01/99  House: Printed as engrossed 993822146-E
• 02/03/99  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/99  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/99  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/04/99  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/04/99  Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 02/15/99  Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/99  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/99  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/99  Senate: Read third time
• 02/17/99  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/99  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/99  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2719ER)
• 03/01/99  House: Enrolled
• 03/01/99  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/03/99  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/15/99  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 101 (effective 7/1/99)
• 03/23/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0101)