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H388 • 2025

Amend Business Corporations Act.

Amend Business Corporations Act.

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Sponsor
Stevens
Last action
2025-07-01
Official status
Ch. SL 2025-33
Effective date
2025-10-01

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Bill History

  1. 2025-07-01 North Carolina General Assembly

    Ch. SL 2025-33

  2. 2025-06-30 North Carolina General Assembly

    Signed by Gov. 6/30/2025

  3. 2025-06-27 North Carolina General Assembly

    Pres. To Gov. 6/27/2025

  4. 2025-06-26 North Carolina General Assembly

    Ratified

  5. 2025-06-25 House

    Ordered Enrolled

  6. 2025-06-25 House

    Concurred In S Com Sub

  7. 2025-06-24 House

    Placed On Cal For 06/25/2025

  8. 2025-06-24 House

    Cal Pursuant 36(b)

  9. 2025-06-24 House

    Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub

  10. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Special Message Sent To House

  11. 2025-06-23 Senate

    Engrossed

  12. 2025-06-23 Senate

    Passed 3rd Reading

  13. 2025-06-23 Senate

    Amend Adopted A3

  14. 2025-06-19 Senate

    Placed On Cal For 06/23/2025

  15. 2025-06-19 Senate

    Passed 2nd Reading

  16. 2025-06-19 Senate

    Amend Tabled A2

  17. 2025-06-19 Senate

    Amend Adopted A1

  18. 2025-06-18 Senate

    Reptd Fav

  19. 2025-06-17 Senate

    Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  20. 2025-06-17 Senate

    Com Substitute Adopted

  21. 2025-06-17 Senate

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  22. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  23. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Withdrawn From Com

  24. 2025-04-03 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  25. 2025-04-03 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  26. 2025-04-03 Senate

    Regular Message Received From House

  27. 2025-04-03 House

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

  28. 2025-04-02 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  29. 2025-04-02 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  30. 2025-03-31 House

    Placed On Cal For 04/02/2025

  31. 2025-03-31 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  32. 2025-03-31 House

    Reptd Fav

  33. 2025-03-25 House

    Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  34. 2025-03-25 House

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  35. 2025-03-13 House

    Ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  36. 2025-03-13 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  37. 2025-03-12 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H388-SMBB-81(sl)-v-7
(2025-10-02): Part X: Updates to Elective Share Statutes
H388-SMBB-82(sl)-v-6
(2025-09-25): Part II: Clarify Provisions for Emergency Bylaws and Emergency Powers
H388-SMBB-83(sl)-v-2
(2025-09-10): Part VI: Make Clarifying and Technical Changes Regarding the Authority of Board Committees
H388-SMCM-53(sl)-v-10
(2025-09-26): Part III: Clarify Provisions for Selection of Exclusive Forum.
H388-SMCM-54(sl)-v-9
(2025-09-25): Part VII: Clarify Provisions for Mergers Between Parent Entities and Subsidiary Corporations.
H388-SMCM-55(sl)-v-11
(2025-09-25): Part XI: Trust Administration / Contest Updates.
H388-SMCV-24(CSCV-10)-v-2
(2025-03-25): Amend Business Corporations Act.
H388-SMCV-29(e2)-v-2
(2025-03-31): Amend Business Corporations Act.
H388-SMTG-69(e2)-v-2
(2025-06-17): Amend Business Corporations Act.
H388-SMTG-71(e3)-v-6
(2025-06-18): Amend Business Corporations Act.
H388-SMTG-79(e4)-v-3
(2025-06-25): Amend Business Corporations Act.
H388-SMTG-87(sl)-v-7
(2025-10-01): Part I: Provide for Officer Exculpation.
H388-SMTG-88(sl)-v-5
(2025-09-25): Part V: Clarify and Revise Derivative Proceedings Procedures.
H388-SMTG-89(sl)-v-5
(2025-09-25): Part IX: Modification of Emergency Video Sunsets.
H388-SMTM-57(sl)-v-6
(2025-09-26): Part IV: Prohibition Against the Issuance of Scrip in Bearer Form
H388-SMTM-58(sl)-v-5
(2025-09-25): Part VIII: Electronic Storage of Attested Written Wills by An Attorney
H388-SMTM-59(sl)-v-7
(2025-09-25): Part XII: Revisions To Year's Allowance Statutes