1. (a) Subject to subsection (b), an existing corporation may become a benefit corporation under this article by amending its articles of incorporation to contain, in addition to any content requirements for articles of incorporation under IC 23-1 , the following:

   1. (1) A statement that the corporation is a benefit corporation.
   2. (2) A statement reading "By enacting this article, the State of Indiana does not endorse any particular benefit corporation, or approve or disapprove any of the purposes of a benefit corporation or any claimed general public benefit or specific public benefit, and no inference should be drawn from the acceptance of any filings with respect to a benefit corporation under IC 23-1.3 , that the benefit corporation has or will in fact provide any general public benefit or specific public benefit.
2. (b) An amendment to the articles of incorporation under subsection
3. (a) is not effective unless the amendment is adopted by at least a minimum status vote.

As added by P.L.93-2015, SEC.3.