State by State Status of Legislation
34 Laws Passed 6 Working on it
Wisconsin
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: February 26, 2018
Legislation:
Sponsors: Senator Testin
Key Supporters: Foley & Lardner LLP
How to Become an Wisconsin Benefit Corporation West Virginia
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: July 14, 2014
Legislation:
Sponsors: Senator John Unger
Key Supporters:
How to Become an West Virginia Benefit Corporation Washington, DC
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: May 1, 2013
Legislation:
Sponsors: Chairman Mendelsohn, Councilmember Cheh, Councilmember M. Brown
Key Supporters: Jim Epstein, EFO Capital Management; Laura Jordan, The Capital Law Firm; Amy Kincaid, Change Matters; Andy Shallal, Busboys & Poets
How to Become an Washington, DC Benefit Corporation Virginia
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Legislation:
Sponsors: Delegate McClellan, Delegate Brink, Delegate Cline, Delegate Dance, Delegate Herring, Delegate Kory, Delegate Lingamfelter
Key Supporters:
How to Become an Virginia Benefit Corporation Vermont
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: July 1, 2011
Legislation:
Sponsors: Sen. Shumlin, Sen. Miller
Key Supporters: VBSR, VEOC, Merritt & Merritt
How to Become an Vermont Benefit Corporation Utah
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: May 13, 2014
Legislation:
Sponsors: Senator John Valentine
Key Supporters:
How to Become an Utah Benefit Corporation Texas
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: September 1, 2017
Legislation:
Sponsors: Representative Estes, Representative Hinojosa, Representative Oliveira, Representative Meyer, Representative Parker, Representative Leach
Key Supporters:
How to Become an Texas Benefit Corporation South Carolina
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: June 14, 2012
Legislation:
Sponsors: Rep. Stringer, Rep. Weeks, Sen. Sheheen
Key Supporters: South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
How to Become an South Carolina Benefit Corporation Rhode Island
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: January 1, 2014
Legislation:
Sponsors: Representative Tanzi, Representative Blazejewski, Representative Ajello, Representative O`Grady, and Representative Valencia
Key Supporters:
How to Become an Rhode Island Benefit Corporation Pennsylvania
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: January 1, 2013
Legislation:
Sponsors: Rep. Denlinger, Rep. DePasquale, Rep. Cutler, Rep. Bloom, Rep. Boyd, Rep. Briggs, Rep. Cohen, Rep. Creighton, Repr. Daley, Rep. Fleck, Rep. Gabler, Rep. Geist, Rep. Grove, Rep. Hickernell, Rep. Killion, Rep Longietti, Rep. Milne, Rep. Murt, Rep. Pyle, Re
Key Supporters: SBN Philadelphia and the Fay-Penn Economic Development Council, Vertex, Dansko, and Ben Franklin Technology Partners
How to Become an Pennsylvania Benefit Corporation Oregon
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: January 1, 2014
Legislation:
Sponsors: Secretary of State Kate Brown, Representative Tobias Read, Representative Jules Bailey
Key Supporters: Metropolitan Group, Equilibrium Capital Group, Pinpoint Logic, gDiapers, Better World Club, Celilo Group Media, Hawthorne Auto Clinic, Inc., Eleek, Bamboo Sushi, Brightworks, Celia Mueller CFP, PlanGreen, Diane Dulken Strategies, Eleven Wireless, Resource
Secretary of State Press Release
How to Become an Oregon Benefit CorporationOklahoma
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Working on it
Effective Date:
Sponsors: Senator Holt, Representative Ben Loring
Key Supporters:
New York
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: February 10, 2012
Legislation:
Sponsors: Speaker Silver, Sen. Squadron
Key Supporters: ASBC, Buffalo First, Local First Ithaca, NYS B Corps, Singlebrook Technology
How to Become an New York Benefit Corporation New Mexico
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Working on it
Effective Date:
Legislation:
Sponsors: Representative Cook
Key Supporters: New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce
New Jersey
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: February 23, 2015
Legislation:
Sponsors: Sen. Ruiz, Sen. Kean Jr., Assemblymember Wagner, Assemblymember Stender, Assemblymember O'Donnell
Key Supporters: Natural Systems Utilities
How to Become an New Jersey Benefit Corporation New Hampshire
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: January 1, 2015
Legislation:
Sponsors: Senator Molly Kelly, Jeb Bradley, Andrew Hosmer and Sylvia Larsen.
Key Supporters:
How to Become an New Hampshire Benefit Corporation Nevada
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: January 1, 2014
Legislation:
Sponsors: Assemblyman Bobzien
Key Supporters: The Nevada Secretary of State, The Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development, The City of Reno, The Sierra Club, The Nevada Conservation League, The Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, The Nevada Renewable Energy Accelerator, The Reno Chambe
How to Become an Nevada Benefit Corporation Nebraska
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: July 18, 2014
Legislation:
Sponsors: Danielle Nantkes Conrad
Key Supporters:
How to Become an Nebraska Benefit Corporation Montana
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: July 1, 2015
Legislation:
Sponsors: Representative Williams
Key Supporters: West Paw Design
How to Become an Montana Benefit Corporation Mississippi
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Working on it
Effective Date:
Legislation:
Sponsors: Representative Orlando Paden
Key Supporters:
Minnesota
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: January 1, 2015
Sponsors: Senators John Marty, Jim Carlson and Ron Latz. Representatives John Lesch, Linda Runbeck, Tim Mahoney, Debra Hilstrom and Zachary Dorholt.
Key Supporters:
How to Become an Minnesota Benefit Corporation Massachusetts
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: December 1, 2012
Legislation:
Sponsors: Senator Joyce
Key Supporters: Preserve, Social(k), Dimagi
How to Become an Massachusetts Benefit Corporation Maryland
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: October 1, 2010
Legislation:
Sponsors: Sen. Raskin, Sen. Frosh, Sen. Feldman
Key Supporters: Jim Epstein, Michael Shuman
How to Become an Maryland Benefit Corporation Louisiana
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: August 1, 2012
Legislation:
Sponsors: Rep. Leger, Rep. Ortego
Key Supporters: New Orleans Business Alliance
How to Become an Louisiana Benefit Corporation Kentucky
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: July 1, 2017
Legislation:
Sponsors: Representative Jerry Miller
Key Supporters: Greater Louisville Chamber of Commerce
How to Become an Kentucky Benefit Corporation Kansas
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date:
Legislation:
Sponsors: House Committee on Judiciary
Key Supporters: Kansas Bar Association
How to Become an Kansas Benefit Corporation Iowa
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Working on it
Effective Date:
Sponsors: Representative Isenhart
Key Supporters: Iowa Bar Association
Indiana
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: July 1, 2015
Legislation:
Sponsors: Representative Casey Cox
Key Supporters:
How to Become an Indiana Benefit Corporation Illinois
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: January 1, 2013
Legislation:
Sponsors: Sen. Frerichs, Sen. Noland, Sen. Collins, Sen. Steans, Rep. Feigenholtz, Rep. Sente, Rep. Thapedi, Rep. Zalewski, Rep. Barickman
Key Supporters: UL, LLC (Underwriters Laboratories)
How to Become an Illinois Benefit Corporation Idaho
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: July 1, 2015
Legislation:
Sponsors: The Commerce and Human Resources Committee
Key Supporters:
How to Become an Idaho Benefit Corporation Hawaii
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: July 8, 2011
Legislation:
Sponsors: Sen. Ihara, Sen. Chun Oakland, Sen. Green, Sen. Solomon, Sen. Espero, Sen. Fukunaga, Sen. Gabbard, Sen. Galuteria, Sen. Ige, Sen. Nishihara, Sen. Ryan, Sen. Slom, Sen. Taniguchi, Sen. Tokuda, Sen. Wakai, Rep. C. Lee, Rep. Browner, Rep. Carroll, Rep. Evans
Key Supporters: Gary Hooser
How to Become an Hawaii Benefit Corporation Georgia
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Working on it
Effective Date:
Legislation:
Sponsors: Representative Evans, Representative Holcomb, Representative Kelley, Representative Oliver, Representative Willard
Key Supporters:
Florida
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: July 1, 2014
Sponsors: Senator Jeff Clemens, Representative Patrick Rooney, Jr.
Key Supporters: The Florida Bar
How to Become an Florida Benefit Corporation Delaware
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: August 1, 2013
Legislation:
Sponsors: Senator Sokola
Key Supporters: B Lab
How to Become an Delaware Benefit Corporation Connecticut
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: October 1, 2014
Legislation:
Sponsors: Sen. Donald E. Williams, Sen. Martin M. Looney, Rep. J. Brendan Sharkey, Rep. Joe Aresimowicz
Key Supporters:
How to Become an Connecticut Benefit Corporation Colorado
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: April 1, 2014
Legislation:
Sponsors: Representative Lee and Senator Kefalas
Key Supporters: The Alliance for a Sustainable Colorado, UL, LLC (Underwriters Laboratories) SB 182, UL, LLC (Underwrtiers Laboratories) SB 003, Green America
Benefit Corporation in Colorado may require you to register under the Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act. This was a determination made by the Secretary of State's Office, so please ensure your counsel reaches out to the Secretary of State before making the transition to benefit corp status. We are working with interested parties to clarify this position and ensure that Colorado requires the same the procedures as other states where the legislation has passed.*
How to Become an Colorado Benefit CorporationCalifornia
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: January 1, 2012
Legislation:
Sponsors: Assemblymember Huffman
Key Supporters: American Sustainable Business Council, Jonathan Storper, Donald Simon, John Montgomery, SVN, SB-Cal, New Voice of Business, Green Chamber of Commerce, Green America, CAMEO, CAC, Build It Green, ASBC, ACE, CAC, Bay Area Council, Montgomery &
How to Become an California Benefit Corporation Arkansas
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: July 27, 2013
Legislation:
Sponsors: Representative David Whitaker and Representative Deborah Ferguson
Key Supporters:
How to Become an Arkansas Benefit Corporation Arizona
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Passed
Effective Date: December 31, 2014
Legislation:
Sponsors: Rep. Tom Forese, Rep. Justin Pierce, Rep. Bob Thorpe.
Key Supporters: Seed Spot
How to Become an Arizona Benefit Corporation Alaska
Benefit Corporation Legislation
Status: Working on it
Effective Date:
Legislation:
Sponsors: Representative Kito
Key Supporters: