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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1545

HB 1545: Nonprofit organizations

Regulating nonprofit organizations.

Summary

  • Amends various provisions of the Nonprofit Miscellaneous and Mutual Corporations Act, including:
  • $ Reduces the quorum requirement for meetings for consumer cooperatives to 5 percent.
  • $ Allows members, shareholders, and directors to participate in meetings by any means of communication that allows all parties to hear each other.
  • $ Establishes duties of directors and officers and makes changes with respect to the liability of directors and officers and the ability of a corporation to indemnify directors and officers.
  • $ Makes changes to the right to dissent from corporate action and the process for dissent.
  • $ Allows the board of directors to change the name of the corporation without approval of members and shareholders.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 1545), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 271, Laws of 2001
  1. IntroducedJan 29, 2001
  2. Out of committeeFeb 26, 2001
  3. Passed HouseMar 14, 2001
  4. Passed SenateApr 9, 2001
  5. GovernorMay 11, 2001
  6. LawMay 11, 2001
Prime sponsor
Patricia Lantz (D-26)
Introduced
January 29, 2001 in the House
Last action
May 11, 2001
Session law
Chapter 271, Laws of 2001
Versions
HB 1545, SHB 1545

AN ACT Relating to nonprofit organizations;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Patricia Lantz (D-26)

3 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 2 Republicans)

Luke Esser R-48Mike Carrell R-28Eileen Cody D-34

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 14, 2001
Version voted on: SHB 1545
98 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat49000
Republican49000
How each member voted

Yea (98)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed April 9, 2001
Version voted on: SHB 1545
48 Yea 0 Nay 1 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat25000
Republican23010
How each member voted

Yea (48)

Absent (1)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed April 16, 2001
Version voted on: SHB 1545
94 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat47002
Republican47002
How each member voted

Yea (94)

Excused (4)

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History

  1. Effective date 7/22/2001. (SHB 1545)
  2. Chapter 271, 2001 Laws. (SHB 1545)
  3. Governor signed. (SHB 1545)
  4. Delivered to Governor. (SHB 1545)
  5. Speaker signed. (SHB 1545)
  6. President signed. (SHB 1545)
  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4. (SHB 1545)
  8. House concurred in Senate amendments. (SHB 1545)
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 0. (SHB 1545)
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 1545)
  11. Committee amendment adopted with no other amendments. (SHB 1545)
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 1545)
  13. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SHB 1545)
  14. JUD - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). (SHB 1545)
  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1545)
  16. First reading, referred to Judiciary. (SHB 1545)
  17. Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. (SHB 1545)
  18. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 1545)
  19. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SHB 1545)
  20. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  21. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 1545)
  22. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  23. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1545)
  24. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  25. JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1545)
  26. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1545)
  27. Minority; do not pass.
  28. JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  29. JUDI - Executive action taken by committee.
  30. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 1545 in other sessions

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