MERGER/SHARE EXCHANGE: FOREIGN CORP H.B. 5315: FLOOR ANALYSIS
House Bill 5315 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Representative James Marleau
House Committee: Commerce
Senate Committee: Economic Development, Small Business and Regulatory Reform
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Business Corporation Act to provide that, when one or more foreign corporations merged or entered into a share exchange with one or more domestic corporations, each foreign corporation would have to comply with Section 1021 (amended applications) or 1035 (the filing of information upon dissolution, termination, merger, or consolidation), if it applied. Currently, only a foreign corporation that owns at least 90% of a domestic subsidiary corporation and is merging with the subsidiary must comply with those sections, if they apply.
MCL 450.1735 Legislative Analyst: J.P. Finet
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 2-27-06 Fiscal Analyst: Elizabeth Pratt
Maria Tyszkiewicz
floor\hb5315 Analysis available @ http://www.michiganlegislature.org
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. hb5315/0506