HOUSE BILL No. 5023

 

July 10, 2007, Introduced by Rep. Accavitti and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

 

     A bill to amend 1962 PA 192, entitled

 

"Professional service corporation act,"

 

by amending section 8 (MCL 450.228), as amended by 1998 PA 48.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 8. A corporation organized under the provisions of this

 

act may not issue any of its capital stock to anyone other than an

 

individual who is duly licensed or otherwise legally authorized to

 

render the same specific professional services as those for which

 

the corporation was incorporated. The provisions of the uniform

 

securities act, 1964 PA 265, MCL 451.501 to 451.818, shall or the

 

uniform securities act (2002), MCL 451.2101 to 451.2703, do not

 

apply to the issuance or transfer by that corporation of securities

 

issued by it. A shareholder of a corporation organized under this

 


act shall not enter into a voting trust agreement or any other type

 

agreement vesting another person with the authority to exercise the

 

voting power of any or all of his or her stock, unless that other

 

person is duly licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render

 

the same specific professional services as those for which the

 

corporation was incorporated or as otherwise provided in section

 

10.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5008(request no.

 

00420'07) of the 94th Legislature is enacted into law.