HOUSE BILL No. 5752

 

April 1, 2004, Introduced by Rep. Koetje 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:                      

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

2   this act may not issue any of its capital stock to anyone other             

                                                                                

3   than an individual who is duly licensed or otherwise legally                

                                                                                

4   authorized to render the same specific professional services as             

                                                                                

5   those for which the corporation was incorporated.  The provisions           

                                                                                

6   of the uniform securities act, 1964 PA 265, MCL 451.501 to                  

                                                                                

7   451.818,  shall  or the uniform securities act (2002), MCL                  

                                                                                

8   451.2101 to 451.2703, do not apply to the issuance or transfer by           

                                                                                

9   that corporation of securities issued by it.  A shareholder of a            

                                                                                

10  corporation organized under this act shall not enter into a                 

                                                                                

11  voting trust agreement or any other type agreement vesting                  

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   another person with the authority to exercise the voting power of           

                                                                                

2   any or all of his or her stock, unless that other person is duly            

                                                                                

3   licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render the same                 

                                                                                

4   specific professional services as those for which the corporation           

                                                                                

5   was incorporated or as otherwise provided in section 10.                    

                                                                                

6       Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take                      

                                                                                

7   effect unless Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 5746                   

                                                                                

8   (request no. 06004'03) of the 92nd Legislature is enacted into              

                                                                                

9   law.