Florida House Bill 1009, effective January 1, 2020, revises provisions of the Business Corporation Act.

Oregon — Senate Bill 360, operative January 1, 2020, amends numerous provisions of the Nonprofit Corporations Act on issues including electronic transmissions and notice, shell corporations, bylaws, directors, committees, quorums, rights of members, mergers, and inspection of records.

See highlights from the revised Florida Business Corporation Act which goes into effect on and after January 1, 2020.

Oregon Senate Bill 359 creates procedures whereby a corporation’s board of directors may ratify a defective corporate action.

Illinois House Bill 3663, effective January 1, 2020, enacts the Limited Worker Cooperative Association Act.

Illinois House Bill 2528 amends the Assumed Business Name Act.

Rhode Island Senate Bill 395 enacts the Transparency and Sustainability Standards for Rhode Island Businesses Act.

The Canada Business Corporations Act (Bill C-86) was amended to require private corporations to identify all individuals with ‘significant control’ over a corporation on an annual basis.

New York Senate Bill 4956, effective January 24, 2020, amends the Business Corporation Law and Not-for-Profit Corporation Law.

California Assembly Bill 716, effective January 1, 2020, amends the fictitious business name law.