89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 838: Relating to various matters under the purview of the insurance division of the department of commerce, providing fees, making an appropriation, and resolving inconsistencies

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to various matters under the purview of the insurance division of the department of commerce. The bill is organized into seven divisions. DIVISION I —— UNIFORM SECURITIES.304A (expedited registration by filing for small issuers) is amended to provide that an issuer, and a person registering as an agent of the issuer, must pay the administrator a registration fee established by the administrator, rather than the set fee amounts of $100 (issuer) and $10 (person registering as an agent) required by current law.

Cost

More revenue: up to $20,000

The overall identifiable fiscal impact of HF 838 will be as follows: • The revenue increase of the late filing fee on preneed sellers, preneed sales agents, and perpetual care cemeteries is estimated to range between $14,000 and $20,000 annually, if late filer…

Senate subcommittee · named March 29, 2021

Sen. Tim Goodwin (R)
Sen. Waylon Brown (R)
Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: Federation of Iowa Insurers; Iowa Insurance Associates; Principal Financial Group; Wellmark, Inc.

In plain words

March 12, 2021Filed in the House
March 16, 2021Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
March 24, 2021Passed the House, 67–28
March 25, 2021Arrived in the Senate
March 29, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Goodwin, Brown and Petersen
April 22, 2021Approved by the Senate committee
May 19, 2021Passed the Senate, 35–11
May 19, 2021Passed the House, 64–24
June 2, 2021Sent to the Governor
June 10, 2021Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
June 16, 2021Signed into law