WA SB6205 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 1 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-01 - Effective date 6/9/2016.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Clarifying when a person is an acquiring person of a target corporation with more than one class of voting stock.

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Title

Clarifying when a person is an acquiring person of a target corporation with more than one class of voting stock.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-03-03 - House - House vote on Final Passage (Y: 91 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-02-15 - Senate - Senate vote on 3rd Reading & Final Passage (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-04-01SenateEffective date 6/9/2016.
2016-04-01SenateChapter 216, 2016 Laws.
2016-04-01SenateGovernor signed.
2016-03-08SenateDelivered to Governor.
2016-03-07HouseSpeaker signed.
2016-03-04SenatePresident signed.
2016-03-03HouseThird reading, passed; yeas, 91; nays, 6; absent, 0; excused, 1.
2016-03-03HouseRules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
2016-03-02HousePlaced on second reading by Rules Committee.
2016-02-26HouseReferred to Rules 2 Review.
2016-02-26HouseMinority; do not pass.
2016-02-26HouseJUDI - Majority; do pass.
2016-02-26HouseExecutive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
2016-02-23HousePublic hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
2016-02-17HouseFirst reading, referred to Judiciary
2016-02-15SenateThird reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
2016-02-15SenateRules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
2016-02-08SenatePlaced on second reading by Rules Committee.
2016-02-02SenatePassed to Rules Committee for second reading.
2016-02-02SenateLAW - Majority; do pass.
2016-02-01SenateExecutive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 1:30 PM.
2016-01-28SenateExecutive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
2016-01-21SenatePublic hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM.
2016-01-12SenateFirst reading, referred to Law & Justice.

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Bill Comments

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