California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 491 — Corporations: bylaws: emergency powers.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 255, Statutes of 2013.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2013. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law authorizes and regulates the formation and operation of a corporation, nonprofit public benefit corporation, nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, or nonprofit religious corporation, including, but not limited to, the adoption and contents of corporate bylaws. This bill would authorize a corporation, nonprofit public benefit corporation, nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, or nonprofit religious corporation to take actions in anticipation of or during an emergency, as defined, to conduct these corporations' ordinary business operations and affairs, as specified, and provide that any action taken in good faith in anticipation of or during an emergency under this authorization would bind these corporations and not be a basis to impose liability on a corporate director, officer, employee, or agent. This bill would also authorize a corporation, nonprofit public benefit corporation, nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, or nonprofit religious corporation to adopt bylaws to manage and conduct ordinary business affairs of the corporation effective only in an emergency, as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 255, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2643.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 1694.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From consent calendar.

  11. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  12. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 18).

  13. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 5).

  15. Referred to Coms. on B. & F.I. and JUD.

  16. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  17. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1476.)

  18. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  19. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass as amended. To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 7).

  21. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  22. Read second time and amended.

  23. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 8).

  24. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  25. Referred to Coms. on B. & F. and JUD.

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Torres

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 491 Concurrence in Senate Amendments By BONTA

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71000
Democratic 4000
Republican 3000
Total 78000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Daly — Yea
Holden — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Allen — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hall — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fong — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Chau — Yea
Levine — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Logue — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB491 Torres By Torres

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31004
Democratic 2001
Total 33005
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Not Voting
Liu — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Wright — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Hancock — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huff — Yea
Knight — Yea
Leno — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yee — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

AB 491 TORRES Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 70 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 61007
Democratic 6001
Republican 3001
Total 70009
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Not Voting
Harkey — Yea
Linder — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Daly — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Logue — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Levine — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Salas — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Pan — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ting — Yea
Torres — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Stone — Not Voting
Eggman — Not Voting
Holden — Not Voting
Melendez — Not Voting
Morrell — Not Voting
Fox — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Not Voting
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 491 do?
Existing law authorizes and regulates the formation and operation of a corporation, nonprofit public benefit corporation, nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, or nonprofit religious corporation, including, but not limited to, the adoption and contents of corporate bylaws. This bill would authorize a corporation, nonprofit public benefit corporation, nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, or nonprofit religious corporation to take actions in anticipation of or during an emergency, as defined, to conduct these corporations' ordinary business operations and affairs, as specified, and provide that any action taken in good faith in anticipation of or during an emergency under this authorization would bind these corporations and not be a basis to impose liability on a corporate director, officer, employee, or agent. This bill would also authorize a corporation, nonprofit public benefit corporation, nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, or nonprofit religious corporation to adopt bylaws to manage and conduct ordinary business affairs of the corporation effective only in an emergency, as specified.
Who sponsors AB 491?
AB 491 is sponsored by Torres and Bonta, Mia (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 491?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2013. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 491?
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