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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

SB 391

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the procedure for the administrative dissolution of corporations.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. 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

Introduced by: Grothman (R)

1 cosponsors

Kramer (R)

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 page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 19, 2012 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Grothman;Cosponsored by Representative Kramer

  2. Jan 19, 2012 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues

  3. Jan 25, 2012 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 6, 2012 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 8, 2012 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Feb 8, 2012 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. Feb 8, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Feb 13, 2012 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-14-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Feb 14, 2012 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Feb 14, 2012 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  13. Feb 14, 2012 · Senate

    Senate amendment 2 adopted

  14. Feb 14, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Feb 14, 2012 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  16. Feb 14, 2012 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Feb 14, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Feb 14, 2012 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  19. Feb 14, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to calendar of 2-16-2012

  20. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  21. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  22. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  24. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Feb 17, 2012 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  27. Mar 12, 2012 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-12-2012

  28. Apr 5, 2012 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-5-2012

  29. Apr 6, 2012 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-6-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 234

  30. Apr 10, 2012 · Senate

    Published 4-19-2012