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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 8 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 8 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action
2025-03-25
Official status
Signed by Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 8 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 8 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 8 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW.
  • Section 1 of this Act amends § 144 of Title 8 to provide safe harbor procedures for acts or transactions in which one or more directors or officers as well as controlling stockholders and members of control groups have interests or relationships that might render them interested or not independent with respect to the act or transaction.
  • Under revised § 144(a), certain acts or transactions involving such directors or officers will be protected if approved or recommended by a majority of the disinterested directors, either serving on a board of directors or a committee of the board of directors, or approved or ratified by a majority of the votes cast by the disinterested stockholders entitled to vote thereon, in each case upon disclosure or in full knowledge of the material facts giving rise to the conflict or potential conflict.
  • If a majority of the directors are not disinterested directors with respect to the act or transaction, any such disinterested director approval or recommendatio

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-25 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 2 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  2. 2025-03-25 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 1 to SS 1 - Stricken in House

  3. 2025-03-25 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 2 to SS 1 - Defeated By House. Votes: 6 YES 32 NO 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT

  4. 2025-03-25 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 3 to SS 1 - Defeated By House. Votes: 9 YES 30 NO 2 ABSENT

  5. 2025-03-25 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 4 to SS 1 - Defeated By House. Votes: 8 YES 31 NO 2 ABSENT

  6. 2025-03-25 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 5 to SS 1 - Defeated By House. Votes: 8 YES 31 NO 2 ABSENT

  7. 2025-03-25 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 6 to SS 1 - Stricken in House

  8. 2025-03-25 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 7 to SS 1 - Defeated By House. Votes: 8 YES 31 NO 2 ABSENT

  9. 2025-03-25 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By House. Votes: 32 YES 7 NO 2 ABSENT

  10. 2025-03-25 Delaware General Assembly

    Signed by Governor

  11. 2025-03-19 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 9 On Its Merits

  12. 2025-03-18 Delaware General Assembly

    Amendment HA 1 to SS 1 - Introduced and Placed With Bill

  13. 2025-03-13 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

  14. 2025-03-13 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

  15. 2025-03-12 Delaware General Assembly

    Adopted in lieu of the original bill SB 21, and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate

  16. 2025-03-12 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 8 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW.
Section 1 of this Act amends § 144 of Title 8 to provide safe harbor procedures for acts or transactions in which one or more directors or officers as well as controlling stockholders and members of control groups have interests or relationships that might render them interested or not independent with respect to the act or transaction. Under revised § 144(a), certain acts or transactions involving such directors or officers will be protected if approved or recommended by a majority of the disinterested directors, either serving on a board of directors or a committee of the board of directors, or approved or ratified by a majority of the votes cast by the disinterested stockholders entitled to vote thereon, in each case upon disclosure or in full knowledge of the material facts giving rise to the conflict or potential conflict. If a majority of the directors are not disinterested directors with respect to the act or transaction, any such disinterested director approval or recommendatio