{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-408.22","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 29-408.22","heading":"Bylaw amendments requiring member approval.","body":"(a)\nExcept as otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, the board of directors or designated body of a membership corporation that has one or more members at the time shall not adopt or amend a bylaw under:\n(1)\nSection 29-404.10 providing that some of the members have different rights or obligations than other members with respect to voting, dissolution, transfer of memberships or other matters;\n(2)\nSection 29-404.13 levying dues, assessments, or fees on some or all of the members;\n(3)\nSection 29-404.21 relating to the termination or suspension of members;\n(4)\nSection 29-404.22 authorizing the purchase of memberships;\n(5)\nSection 29-406.08(a):\n(A)\nRequiring cause to remove a director; or\n(B)\nSpecifying what constitutes cause to remove a director;\n(6)\nSection 29-406.08(e) relating to the removal of a director who is designated in a manner other than election or appointment; or\n(7)\nSection 29-406.12.\n\n(b)\nThe board of directors or designated body of a membership corporation shall not amend the articles of incorporation or bylaws to vary the application of subsection (a) of this section to the corporation.\n\n(c)\nIf a nonprofit corporation has more than one class of members, the members of a class shall be entitled to vote as a separate voting group on an amendment to the bylaws that:\n(1)\nIs described in subsection (a) of this subsection if the amendment would affect the members of that class differently than the members of another class; or\n(2)\nHas any of the effects described in § 29-408.04.\n\n(d)\nIf a class of members will be divided into 2 or more classes by an amendment to the bylaws, the amendment shall be approved by a majority of the members of each class that will be created.","path":["Title 29. Business Organizations. [Enacted title]","Chapter 4. Nonprofit Corporations.","Subchapter VIII. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.","Part B. Amendment of Bylaws."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/29-408.22","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"0c282467376257a3ec007bee42eb150f67af4f4ce2f8c001c491359e8b281ce9","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-408.21","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-408.23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}