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SB479 Senate Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-03-30

Virginia Stock Corporation Act; changes to Act.

Virginia Stock Corporation Act. Makes various changes to the Virginia Stock Corporation Act, many of which conform the Act to recent changes to the Model Business Corporation Act produced by the Corporate Laws Committee of the American Bar Association's Business Law Section. Among other things, the bill (i) addresses the authority of a board of directors to delegate authority with respect to the issuance of shares to a committee of the board and one or more of the corporation's officers, (ii) removes the requirement for the cessation of shareholder agreements when a corporation becomes a public corporation, (iii) requires a corporation to maintain in its records certain shareholder agreements, (iv) removes the requirement for a corporation to maintain its financial statements for the three most recent fiscal years, and (v) authorizes a corporation to submit a matter to a vote of its shareholders even if, after approving the matter, the board of directors determines it no longer recommends such matter. This bill is identical to HB 316.

Bill Details

State

Virginia

Session

2026 Regular Regular Session

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB479

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Sponsors

Dave Marsden (Sen - D)

Action History

2026-03-31 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-31 S Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
2026-03-31 H Signed by Speaker
2026-03-30 S Signed by President
2026-03-30 S Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB479ER)
2026-03-30 S Enrolled
2026-03-11 S House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-10 H Passed House with amendments (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-10 H Engrossed by House as amended
2026-03-10 H committee amendments agreed to
2026-03-10 H Read third time
2026-03-09 H Read second time
2026-03-05 H Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
2026-03-03 H Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
2026-03-03 H House subcommittee offered
2026-02-26 S Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB479)
2026-02-25 H Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1
2026-02-04 H Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
2026-02-04 H Read first time
2026-02-04 H Placed on Calendar
2026-01-30 S Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-01-29 S Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
2026-01-29 S Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
2026-01-29 S Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to
2026-01-29 S Read second time
2026-01-28 S Passed by for the day
2026-01-28 S Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-01-28 S Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-01-28 S Rules suspended
2026-01-27 S Committee substitute printed 26106187D-S1
2026-01-26 S Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2026-01-26 S Senate committee offered
2026-01-26 S Senate committee offered
2026-01-25 S Fiscal Impact Statement from State Corporation Commission (SB479)
2026-01-13 S Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2026-01-13 S Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103811D

Votes

2026-01-28 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 40 Nay: 0
2026-01-26 Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) Yea: 15 Nay: 0
2026-01-30 Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 38 Nay: 0
2026-03-03 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) Yea: 9 Nay: 0
2026-03-05 Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) Yea: 21 Nay: 0
2026-03-10 Passed House with amendments (99-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 99 Nay: 0
2026-03-11 House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) Yea: 40 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-01-13 S Commerce and Labor
2026-02-04 H Labor and Commerce
2026-02-25 H Labor and Commerce: Subcommittee #1

Amendments

0000-00-00 Labor and Commerce Amendment
0000-00-00 Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Amendment
0000-00-00 Labor and Commerce Amendment
0000-00-00 House Amendments

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-13 Introduced
2026-01-26 Comm Sub
2026-01-27 Comm Sub
2026-03-30 Enrolled

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