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90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 425: Relating to utilization of filing services offered by the secretary of state

Died when the session ended · The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to filing services offered by the secretary of state (secretary).15. The bill provides that a one-hour service shall have a $250 surcharge, and same-day service shall have a $175 surcharge. The bill provides that at the time of the expedited filing, the secretary shall provide the filer with written confirmation of the filing. The bill makes changes to Code chapter 489, relating to limited liability companies, Code chapter 490, relating to business corporations, Code chapter 501, relating to closed cooperatives, and Code chapter 504, relating to nonprofit corporations, referred to collectively as “entity”.

Sponsors

Commerce committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 6, 2023

  • Sen. Chris Cournoyer (R)
  • Sen. Waylon Brown (R)
  • Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Bankers Association; Iowa Division of Banking; Iowa Secretary of State; Iowa State Bar Association

In plain words

  1. January 17, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Commerce committee · as SSB 1042
  2. January 17, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Webster, Bisignano and Dickey · as SSB 1042
  3. January 24, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes · as SSB 1042
  4. February 27, 2023Filed in the Senate
  5. February 27, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  6. February 27, 2023Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 425 · as SSB 1042
  7. March 2, 2023Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
  8. March 6, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Cournoyer, Brown and Petersen
  9. March 21, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/SF425