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WA SB5006
Bill
Status
4/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jamie Pedersen
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AI Summary
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Amends RCW 23B.06.240 to clarify board of directors' authority to issue rights, options, or warrants for shares, and allows boards to authorize officers to designate recipients of equity awards within board-established limits
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Allows board committees to consist of one or more directors (reduced from previous two-director minimum) and permits appointment of alternate committee members to replace absent or disqualified members
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Expands shareholder dissenter's rights to include conversions of domestic corporations to non-foreign corporation entities under RCW 23B.09.010
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Changes dissolution approval requirements for corporations formed on or after August 1, 2024, to require only a majority vote (rather than two-thirds) unless articles of incorporation specify otherwise
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Reduces minimum committee membership requirement from two directors to one director for nonprofit corporations under RCW 24.03A.575 and mutual corporations under RCW 24.06.145
Legislative Description
Making updates to Washington's corporation acts.
Last Action
Effective date 7/27/2025.
4/4/2025