H.B. No. 0009

Corporations-bearer shares.

Sponsored By:     Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee

AN ACT relating to corporations; prohibiting the issuance of bearer shares; and providing for an effective date.

11/27/2006  Bill Number Assigned

1/9/2007    H Received for Introduction

1/9/2007    H Introduced and Referred to H07

1/16/2007   H07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Brown, Gentile, Gilmore, Illoway, Martin, Miller, Quarberg, Walsh and Zwonitzer, Dn.

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/16/2007   H Placed on General File

HB0009HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 15          After "." insert "If a corporation formed under this act or qualified to do business under this act has bearer shares outstanding, the entity shall conform those shares to comply with this section on or before October 1, 2007.  Failure to do so shall be prima facie evidence of an ultra vires act pursuant to W.S. 17-16-304.".  ILLOWAY, CHAIRMAN

1/17/2007   H Passed CoW

1/18/2007   H Passed 2nd Reading

1/19/2007   H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 60 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/24/2007   S Received for Introduction

1/26/2007   S Introduced and Referred to S07

2/6/2007    S07 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Case, Cooper, Decaria, Larson and Scott

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/6/2007    S Placed on General File

2/7/2007    S Passed CoW

2/8/2007    S Passed 2nd Reading

2/9/2007    S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Vasey and Von Flatern

Excused:  Senator(s) Barrasso, Peck and Townsend

Ayes 27 Nays 0 Excused 3 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/9/2007    Assigned Number HEA No. 0007

2/12/2007   H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0007

2/12/2007   S President Signed HEA No. 0007

2/14/2007   Governor Signed HEA No. 0007

2/14/2007   Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0019  Session Laws of Wyoming 2007.