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On August 31, the California Assembly and Senate passed SB 219, which provides for the following notable changes to the climate disclosure laws, among others: Gov. Gavin Newsom has until September 30 to sign or veto SB 219....more
As we previously reported in October 2023, the California legislature adopted three significant climate disclosure laws...more
In October 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the Climate Corporate Accountability Act (SB 253) and the Climate‐Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261), jointly referred to as the Climate Accountability...more
In California, some things are not what they seem. Here, a bumblebee, a crab or snail can be a fish, but a goldfish may not be a fish. Now, a bill is pending in the California legislature which threatens even more violence...more
The Mexican Senate, on Sept. 12, 2023, unanimously approved the draft Decree reforming several provisions of the General Law of Commercial Companies (Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles or LGSM). By virtue of this reform,...more
While all eyes are on proposed federal and European climate disclosure rules, the California legislature passed two climate-related bills that overlap somewhat with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s proposed...more
I have been writing about a bill, SB 261, that would would require businesses to prepare and submit climate-related financial risk reports. On May 30, 2023, the bill passed out of the Senate on a 27-8 vote....more
The Israel Securities Authority recently published a draft bill to amend the Securities Law. The amendment would give the ISA the power to investigate related offenses committed in addition to securities offenses. Under the...more
Last year, I reported on a California bill that would require large companies to report annually on their greenhouse gas emissions. Since then, the bill, SB 260, has been working its way through the legislature. Earlier...more
If adopted, the Senate bill would require large US companies doing business in California to report Scopes 1, 2, and 3 emissions as of January 2024. The California Legislature is considering a bill to impose corporate...more
On June 16, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1187 (the “Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act”), which would require the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to establish rules...more
By a razor thin vote of 215 to 214, the House of Representatives passed the ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021....more
The 2020 legislative session was notable for a few reasons. First, the Democrats held the majority of seats in both houses of the General Assembly for the first time in recent history. Second, the legislature also took...more
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill introduces the most significant reforms to the UK’s corporate restructuring and insolvency framework in over 15 years. The UK government’s aim is to provide businesses with the...more
The government has published the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill (the ‘Bill’) which contains draft legislation on how companies can hold their 2020 AGM in light of the pandemic. Once implemented, these measures will...more
Pending Legislation Allowing Telephonic Board Meetings - There may be legislation coming that will expressly permit telephonic board meetings. Specifically, H.B. 557 was proposed with the following title: “To enact...more
On January 14, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 4335, the “8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019” (the “Act”) by a bipartisan vote of 384 to 7. The Act is designed to stop company insiders from trading during the 8-K...more
Earlier this month, in a bipartisan vote of 384 to 7, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the 8-K Trading Act of 2019. A similar bill has been introduced in the Senate and given the bipartisan support in the House, is...more
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 (HR 2513) by a vote of 249-173, including 25 Republicans, on Oct. 22, 2019. A companion bill is being reviewed by the Senate. The purpose of HR...more
The Governor has until this Sunday to sign or veto bills passed by the legislature before September 1. Cal. Const. Art. IV, Sec. 10(b)(2). One bill in the Governor's inbox is SB 826. If signed by the Governor, SB 826 would...more
California Senate Bill 826 has passed the California Legislature and is headed to the desk of Gov. Jerry Brown, who will have until the end of September to approve or veto it. If enacted, SB 826 will require all companies,...more
In the waning hours of the current session, the California legislature passed a bill that will impose gender quotas on publicly held domestic or foreign corporations whose principal executive offices, according to the...more
The California Legislature has approved and sent to the Governor for signature a bill ("SB 826") requiring companies incorporated in California and foreign corporations (such as Delaware corporations) headquartered in...more
Below is our annual update on legislative changes impacting the real estate industry. All common interest communities are based on a foundation of real estate law, and thus changes to these laws can often impact common...more
I have devoted several recent posts to California's proposed board gender quota bill, SB 826, that seems destined for the Governor's desk. The bill would require "a publicly held domestic or foreign corporation whose...more