HB 988

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Free Enterprise
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Property Rights
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Personal Responsibility
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Limited Government
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Individual Liberty
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HB 988 amends the Business Organizations Code to require corporate directors to prioritize maximizing the value of a corporation's shares. It explicitly defines the prioritization of other considerations over share value as a breach of fiduciary duty. The act applies to actions by boards of directors taken on or after its effective date.
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