MD HB521 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Engrossed on March 17 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-18 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

Clarifying the duties of a director of a corporation and that the director must act in good faith, in a manner the director reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation, and with the care that an ordinarily prudent person in a similar position would use under similar circumstances; clarifying that a director who acts in accordance with a specified provision of law shall have specified immunity from liability; etc.

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Title

Corporations and Real Estate Investment Trusts - Directors and Trustees - Duties and Immunity From Liability

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-03-14 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (140-0) (Y: 140 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-18SenateFirst Reading Judicial Proceedings
2015-03-17HouseThird Reading Passed (140-0)
2015-03-16HouseSecond Reading Passed
2015-03-16HouseFavorable Report Adopted
2015-03-13HouseFavorable Report by Economic Matters
2015-02-25HouseHearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-02-11HouseFirst Reading Economic Matters

Subjects


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