Remote Member Meetings Are Permanent!

We are happy to announce that Section 6A of Mass. General Laws Chapter 180 has been permanently amended to allow on-line member meetings and voting at any annual, regular or special meeting when authorized by a nonprofit corporation's Board of Directors. This amendment now permits meetings of corporate members in-person, hybrid and in all remote settings assuming certain safeguards to ensure adequate notice and voting security are followed. Our Firm was pleased to have an opportunity to comment on the proposed legislation through the highly dedicated team at the Boston Bar Association who advocated for this legislation over many months before it was approved by the legislature and signed into law by Governor Maura Healey on March 29th as part of the omnibus budget bill. Please contact us if you have any questions about this long-awaited law.