A vast majority of states require your corporation to keep regular meeting minutes. Though these minutes do not need to be filed with the state and can instead be kept with your corporate records, they are important documents for protecting your limited liability status and keeping track of the votes and decisions made by your business.
In other words, meeting minutes keep you compliant.
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Below, you’ll find a chart of all fifty states—as well as Washington D.C.—and the corporate meeting requirements in each one.
| State | Minutes Required? |
| Alabama | Yes |
| Alaska | Yes |
| Arizona | Yes |
| Arkansas | Yes |
| California | Yes |
| Colorado | Yes |
| Connecticut | Yes |
| Delaware | No |
| District of Columbia (DC) | Yes |
| Florida | Yes |
| Georgia | Yes |
| Hawaii | Yes |
| Idaho | Yes |
| Illinois | Yes |
| Indiana | Yes |
| Iowa | Yes |
| Kansas | No |
| Kentucky | Yes |
| Louisiana | Yes |
| Maine | Yes |
| Maryland | Yes |
| Massachusetts | Yes |
| Michigan | Yes |
| Minnesota | Yes |
| Mississippi | Yes |
| Missouri | Yes |
| Montana | Yes |
| Nebraska | Yes |
| Nevada | No |
| New Hampshire | Yes |
| New Jersey | Yes |
| New Mexico | Yes |
| New York | Yes |
| North Carolina | Yes |
| North Dakota | No |
| Ohio | Yes |
| Oklahoma | No |
| Oregon | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | Yes |
| Rhode Island | Yes |
| South Carolina | Yes |
| South Dakota | Yes |
| Tennessee | Yes |
| Texas | Yes |
| Utah | Yes |
| Vermont | Yes |
| Virgnia | Yes |
| Washington | Yes |
| West Virginia | Yes |
| Wisconsin | Yes |
| Wyoming | Yes |
You can also visit our article on Corporate Bylaw Requirements by State. Like with meeting minutes, most states require C-Corps and S-Corps to create bylaws in order to remain in good standing with their local government and business associations.
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Get started Start your Corporate Minutes Answer a few questions. We'll take care of the rest.