Existing law, the General Corporation Law, authorizes corporations not governed by other specified state laws to conduct a meeting of shareholders by electronic transmission by and to the corporation, electronic video screen communication, conference telephone, or other means of remote communication if the corporation implements reasonable measures to provide shareholders and proxyholders a reasonable opportunity to participate and vote, among other conditions. Existing law authorizes a corporation to conduct a meeting by means of electronic communication in the absence of consent of all shareholders, on or before December 31, 2025, if the meeting includes a live audiovisual feed for the duration of the meeting.
California AB 2908 (20232024) — Shareholders' meetings: remote communication.
Existing law, the General Corporation Law, authorizes corporations not governed by other specified state laws to conduct a meeting of shareholders by electronic transmission by and to the corporation, electronic video screen communication, conference telephone, or other means of remote communication if the corporation implements reasonable measures to provide shareholders and proxyholders a reasonable opportunity to participate and vote, among other conditions. Existing law authorizes a corporation to conduct a meeting by means of electronic communication in the absence of consent of all shareholders, on or before December 31, 2025, if the meeting includes a live audiovisual feed for the duration of the meeting.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 2908 Chen Assembly Third Reading — 73–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar — 11–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 6–0 (pass) · upper
Consent Calendar 2nd — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Chen — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-02-15 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2024-02-16 From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2024-03-11 Referred to Com. on B. & F. referral-committee
2024-04-02 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 1). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-04-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-04-15 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4794.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-04-15 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2024-05-01 Referred to Coms. on B. & F.I. and JUD. referral-committee
2024-06-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-06-26 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 25). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-06-27 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2024-07-03 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4931.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-07-05 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2024-07-18 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12:30 p.m.
2024-07-18 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-07-18 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 157, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/076298a9-d112-48f0-8c9b-abec4c46cbac. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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