Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:1-727 – A. The articles of incorporation may provide for a greater voting requirement for shareholders, or voting groups of shareholders, than is provided for by this Chapter. The articles o
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:1-727
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
A. The articles of incorporation may provide for a greater voting requirement for shareholders, or voting groups of shareholders, than is provided for by this Chapter. The articles of incorporation may make a quorum requirement for shareholders, or for a voting group of shareholders, greater or lesser than that provided by this Chapter, but the requirement may not be lower than shares having twenty-five percent of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter.
B. An amendment to the articles of incorporation that adds, changes, or deletes a quorum or voting requirement must meet the same quorum requirement and be adopted by the same vote and voting groups required to take action under the quorum and voting requirements then in effect or proposed to be adopted, whichever is greater.
Acts 2014, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; Acts 2016, No. 442, §1; Acts 2017, No. 57, §1.