Iowa Code § 490.1020

Current through March 29, 2024
Section 490.1020 - Authority to amend
1. A corporation's shareholders may amend or repeal the corporation's bylaws.
2. A corporation's board of directors may amend or repeal the corporation's bylaws unless any of the following apply:
a. The articles of incorporation, section 490.1021, or, if applicable, section 490.1022, reserve that power exclusively to the shareholders in whole or part.
b. Except as provided in section 490.206, subsection 4, the shareholders in amending, repealing, or adopting a bylaw expressly provide that the board of directors shall not amend, repeal, or adopt that bylaw.
3. A shareholder of the corporation does not have a vested property right resulting from any provision in the bylaws.

Iowa Code § 490.1020

89 Acts, ch 288, §118; 2002 Acts, ch 1154, §63, 125; 2021 Acts, ch 165, § 145, 230

Amended by 2021 Iowa, ch 165, s 145, eff. 1/1/2022.
89 Acts, ch 288, §118; 2002 Acts, ch 1154, §63, 125

Referred to in §490.206