Virginia Stock Corporation Act; changes to Act.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 13.1-603, 13.1-616, 13.1-619, 13.1-624, 13.1-632, 13.1-639, 13.1-643, 13.1-646, 13.1-671.1, 13.1-672.1, 13.1-672.3, 13.1-672.4, 13.1-672.5, 13.1-689, 13.1-691, 13.1-724, 13.1-741.1, 13.1-754, and 13.1-770 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by...” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
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) re
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 9, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 383 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Patrick A. Hope
Recorded votes
Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-12 · P · Y 97, X 2
Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 40
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 40
Passed Senate with amendments Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 39, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 14, X 1
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 98, X 2
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 97, X 2, N 1
Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-27 · P · Y 9
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 383.