Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session
the procedure for the administrative dissolution of corporations.
- Introduced, completed
- Passes Senate, completed
- Passes Assembly, completed
- Governor signs, completed
- Law, completed
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a corporation may voluntarily dissolve by filing articles of
dissolution with the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). DFI also has
authority to initiate the involuntary dissolution of a corporation, based on specified
grounds, by bringing a proceeding to administratively dissolve the corporation. If
DFI commences such a dissolution proceeding, DFI must give the corporation
written notice, addressed to the registered office of the corporation, of its
determination that one or more grounds exist to dissolve the corporation, after which
the corporation has 60 days to correct each ground for dissolution or demonstrate to
the reasonable satisfaction of DFI that each ground does not exist. If the corporation
fails to do so, DFI must administratively dissolve the corporation. DFI must enter
a notation in its records to reflect each ground for dissolution and the effective date
of dissolution and must give the corporation written notice of those facts, addressed
to the registered office of the corporation. If either of these notices from DFI is
returned to DFI as undeliverable, DFI must again give notice to the corporation, this
time addressed to the principal office of the corporation. If this follow-up notice is
returned to DFI as undeliverable or if the corporation's principal office cannot be
determined from DFI's records, DFI must give the notice by publishing a "class 2"
notice (two insertions) in the official state newspaper.
Under this bill, if DFI's follow-up notice is returned to DFI as undeliverable or
if the corporation's principal office cannot be determined from DFI's records, instead
of giving the notice by publishing a "class 2" notice in the official state newspaper,
DFI must give the notice by posting it on DFI's Web site. For two years, DFI must
also publish a monthly "class 1" notice in the official state newspaper informing the
public that these administrative dissolution notices are posted on DFI's Web site.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Votes
Senate: Report introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0 by committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues
Passed 5–0 Feb 8, 2012 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Full history
- Jan 19, 2012 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Grothman;Cosponsored by Representative Kramer
- Jan 19, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues
- Jan 25, 2012 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 6, 2012 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 8, 2012 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 8, 2012 · Senate
Report introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0 by committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues
- Feb 8, 2012 · Senate
Report introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0 by committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues
- Feb 8, 2012 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 8, 2012 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 13, 2012 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-14-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Senate amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Senate amendment 2 adopted
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 14, 2012 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 14, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to calendar of 2-16-2012
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 17, 2012 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Mar 12, 2012 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled on 3-12-2012
- Apr 5, 2012 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 4-5-2012
- Apr 6, 2012 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 4-6-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 234
- Apr 10, 2012 · Senate
Published 4-19-2012