H*4766 (Rat #0306, Act #0277 of 2012) General Bill, By Stringer, Weeks and Funderburk
Similar (S 1405)
Summary: Benefit Corporation Act
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 38 TO TITLE 33 SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA BENEFIT CORPORATION ACT" WHICH PERMITS A CORPORATION TO ELECT AS A CORPORATE PURPOSE THE PROVIDING OF CERTAIN PUBLIC BENEFITS WITHOUT SUBJECTING THE CORPORATION OR ITS DIRECTORS TO LIABILITY OR DERIVATIVE SUIT EXCEPT FOR SPECIFIED REASONS. - ratified title
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02/09/12	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 17)
02/09/12	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 17)
04/18/12	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
04/18/12	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (House Journal-page 5)
04/19/12		Scrivener's error corrected
04/24/12	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Ott, Cobb-Hunter, Jefferson, Sabb, Neilson, Bales, Williams, Brantley, JH Neal, Stringer, RL Brown, Whipper, Gilliard, Anderson, Hosey, Brannon, Corbin, Hixon, RL Smith, Clemmons, Weeks, GR Smith, Henderson, Bowen, Clyburn, King, Allison (House Journal-page 47)
04/25/12	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Funderburk
04/25/12	House	Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Allison, Cobb-Hunter, Clyburn, Hosey, Brannon, Bales, Neilson, King, Jefferson, Sabb, Williams, RL Brown, Bowen, Anderson, Brantley, Henderson, GR Smith, Stringer, Corbin, Gilliard, JH Neal, Clemmons (House Journal-page 36)
04/26/12	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 133)
04/26/12	House	Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 133)
04/26/12	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 135)
04/27/12	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 5)
05/01/12	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
05/01/12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 10)
05/30/12	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 14)
05/31/12	Senate	Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted (Senate Journal-page 41)
05/31/12	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 41)
05/31/12	Senate	Roll call Ayes-36 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 41)
06/05/12		Scrivener's error corrected
06/05/12	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 47)
06/07/12	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 22)
06/07/12	House	Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-1 (House Journal-page 22)
06/12/12		Ratified R 306
06/14/12		Signed By Governor
07/03/12		Effective date 06/14/12
07/09/12		Act No. 277