H 4166 General Bill, By Harrell, Bowers and McLeod
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 33-10-110 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A CORPORATION, BY AMENDMENT OF ITS ARTICLES OF
 INCORPORATION, TO CONVERT TO A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION OR A
 NONPROFIT MUTUAL BENEFIT CORPORATION, TO PROVIDE FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE
 CONVERSION, THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES, AND THE
 VOTING REQUIREMENT FOR ANY SHAREHOLDERS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 33-31-401,
 RELATING TO THE NAME OF A NONPROFIT CORPORATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A
 CORPORATION THAT CONVERTS TO NONPROFIT MAY CONTINUE TO USE ITS ORIGINAL NAME.

   05/06/03  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-32
   05/06/03  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-32
   05/15/03  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers, McLeod
   05/28/03  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-4
   05/29/03  House  Read second time HJ-12
   05/29/03  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-14
   05/29/03         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/30/03  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2
   06/03/03  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-38
   06/03/03  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-38
   06/04/03  Senate Recalled from Committee on Judiciary SJ-14
   06/04/03  Senate Read second time SJ-14
   06/04/03  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-14
   01/13/04  Senate Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary SJ-58

INTRODUCED

June 3, 2003

H. 4166

S. Printed 6/9/03--S.

Read the first time June 3, 2003.

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 33-10-110 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A CORPORATION, BY AMENDMENT OF ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, TO CONVERT TO A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION OR A NONPROFIT MUTUAL BENEFIT CORPORATION, TO PROVIDE FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CONVERSION, THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES, AND THE VOTING REQUIREMENT FOR ANY SHAREHOLDERS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 33-31-401, RELATING TO THE NAME OF A NONPROFIT CORPORATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A CORPORATION THAT CONVERTS TO NONPROFIT MAY CONTINUE TO USE ITS ORIGINAL NAME.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 10, Title 33 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 33-10-110.    (A)    A corporation formed under this chapter may, by amendment of its articles pursuant to this section, convert to a nonprofit public benefit corporation as defined in Section 33-31-140 or to a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation as defined in Section 33-31-140. The corporation will then be deemed to have previously filed articles of incorporation under Section 33-31-202 upon the date of its incorporation under this chapter and to have filed articles of amendment pursuant to Section 33-10-106.

(B)    The amendment of the articles to convert to a nonprofit corporation shall:

(1)    revise the statement of purpose for which the corporation is organized;

(2)    set forth one of the statements provided for in Section 33-31-202(a)(2);

(3)    set forth the address, including zip code, of the proposed principal office for the corporation which may be either within or outside this Sate;

(4)    delete the authorization for shares and any other provisions relating to authorized or issued shares;

(5)    state whether or not the corporation will have members;

(6)    set forth provisions not inconsistent with law regarding the distribution of assets on dissolution;

(7)    make other changes as necessary or desired pursuant to Section 33-31-202; and

(8)    if any shares have been issued, provide for either for the cancellation of those shares or for the conversion of those shares to memberships of the nonprofit corporation.

(C)    If shares have been issued, an amendment to convert to a nonprofit corporation must be approved by all of the outstanding shares of all classes regardless of limitations or restrictions on the voting rights of the shares.

(D)    Upon conversion, the corporation's bylaws must be amended to comply with the provisions of Chapter 31 of this title, the South Carolina Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1994, and any successor act."

SECTION    2.    Section 33-31-401 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 384 of 1994, is amended by adding at the end:

"(f)    A corporation that converts to a nonprofit corporation pursuant to Section 33-10-110 may continue to use the same name that it used prior to the conversion."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.