Date	Chamber	Action
8/22/2005	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0655

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

805 ILCS 5/1.01

from Ch. 32, par. 1.01

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	805 ILCS 5/1.01

	Adds reference to:
	805 ILCS 5/7.05

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Further amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Provides that a corporation shall honor a request by a shareholder to be physically present at a meeting of the shareholders, where space permits, and shall not exclude a shareholder from being physically present at a meeting of shareholders in an effort to censor, silence, or otherwise curtail the shareholder from expressing dissent or otherwise exercising his or her freedom of expression. Provides that any officer, agent, or corporation that does not honor the request of a shareholder to be physically present at a meeting or in any way excludes any shareholder from being physically present at a meeting shall be liable to such shareholder, in a penalty of up to 10% of the value of the shares owned by such shareholder, in addition to any other damages or remedy afforded him or her by law.

House Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Provides that a shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of the shareholders shall be permitted to attend the meeting where space permits, and subject to the corporation's by-laws and rules governing the conduct of the meeting and the power of the chairman to regulate the orderly conduct of the meeting.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/18/2005	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
2/18/2005	Senate	Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
2/18/2005	Senate	First Reading
2/18/2005	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/24/2005	Senate	Assigned to Commerce & Economic Development
3/3/2005	Senate	Postponed - Commerce & Economic Development
3/9/2005	Senate	Postponed - Commerce & Economic Development
3/17/2005	Senate	Do Pass Commerce & Economic Development; 007-002-000
3/17/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
4/7/2005	Senate	Second Reading
4/7/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 8, 2005
4/11/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
4/11/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
4/12/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Commerce & Economic Development
4/13/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Commerce & Economic Development; 008-000-000
4/13/2005	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton
4/14/2005	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/14/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton
4/14/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
4/14/2005	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
4/15/2005	House	Arrived in House
4/15/2005	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/28/2005	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
4/28/2005	House	First Reading
4/28/2005	House	Referred to Rules Committee
5/3/2005	House	Assigned to International Trade & Commerce Committee
5/11/2005	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
5/11/2005	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
5/11/2005	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
5/11/2005	House	Do Pass / Short Debate International Trade & Commerce Committee; 014-001-000
5/12/2005	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/19/2005	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. David E. Miller
5/19/2005	House	House Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
5/19/2005	House	Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
5/19/2005	House	Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
5/19/2005	House	Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Michelle Chavez
5/20/2005	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
5/23/2005	House	House Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to International Trade & Commerce Committee
5/24/2005	House	House Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted International Trade & Commerce Committee; 012-000-000
5/24/2005	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/24/2005	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
5/24/2005	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/26/2005	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-001
5/26/2005	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
5/26/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 27, 2005.
5/26/2005	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John J. Cullerton
5/26/2005	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
5/27/2005	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Commerce & Economic Development
5/27/2005	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Commerce & Economic Development; 006-000-000
5/27/2005	Senate	House Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
5/27/2005	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/24/2005	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/22/2005	Senate	Governor Approved
8/22/2005	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2006
8/22/2005	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0655

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