Maryland — Senate Bill 9, effective October 1, 2018, amends the Corporations and Associations Code by repealing the nonrefundable processing fee for return of an original document.
North Carolina — Senate Bill 622, effective October 1, 2018, amends the business corporation act regarding, among other things, ratification of defective acts, business opportunities, voting trusts, committees, indemnification, mergers, and notices.
New York — Assembly Bill 10220, effective October 1, 2018 but deemed to be in full force and effect on and after March 1, 2018, amends the Business Corporation and LLC laws regarding professional services entities practicing professional geology.
New York — Assembly Bill 5784, effective October 1, 2018, amends the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law regarding public cemetery corporations.
California — Senate Bill 826 amends the Corporations Code to provide that no later than the close of 2019 a publicly held domestic or foreign corporation whose principal executive offices, according to its SEC 10-K form, are located in California, shall have a minimum of one female director on its board.
Delaware — House Bill 465, effective September 4, 2018, non-substantively amends the franchise tax law regarding the special franchise tax imposed on “large corporations”.