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HB 996

EnactedCrossfile SB 631
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Corporations and Associations - Revisions

Sponsor: Marlon Amprey (District 40)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Corporations and AssociationsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 313 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to notify a person who files a charter document if the Department does not accept the document; requiring the Department to accept a corrected charter document under a certain circumstance; authorizing certain governing bodies of certain corporations to take certain actions without a meeting of the governing body subject to certain conditions; repealing the authority of certain persons to maintain a suit in a State court; etc.

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Testimony (5)

MGA witness list
FAV 5Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVRoth-Gormley, ShanaCommunity Law CenterPosition only
FAVCarlson, WilliamMSBA Committee on Corporation LawOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAmprey, MarlonIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Amprey, Delegate AmpreylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVWeintraub, JasonlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWeintraub, JasonRegistered for: AFSCME Council 3; Albertsons Companies, Inc.; American Property Casualty Insurance Association; COPT Defense Properties; CVS Health; CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield