(1) A nonprofit corporation may have one or more classes of members or may have no members.

(2) For corporations formed on or after January 1, 2022, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the bylaws, where the articles of a nonprofit corporation do not provide that it has members, the nonprofit corporation does not have members.

(3) For organizations formed before January 1, 2022, where the articles of a nonprofit corporation do not provide that it has members, the corporation has members only if the bylaws:

(a) Provide that the corporation has members; and

(b) Provide that members of at least one class have the right to select or vote for the election of directors or delegates or to vote on at least one type of fundamental transaction.

(4) Where a nonprofit corporation does not have members under this section, or where a corporation has no members entitled to vote on a given matter, any provision of this chapter or any other provision of law requiring notice to, the presence of, or the vote, consent, or other action by members in connection with that matter is satisfied by notice to, the presence of, or the vote, consent, or other action by the board.

Effective date—2021 c 176: See note following RCW 24.03A.005.