HF 997: Providing fees for the filing of a biennial report by business entities with the secretary of state

What it does

GENERAL. A business entity organized by statute formed in this state (domestic) or formed outside this state and doing or transacting business in this state (foreign) must file a biennial report with the secretary of state listing information regarding the business entity.1613). A business entity must file a biennial report on a two-year cycle by April of either an even-numbered year or odd-numbered year depending on the type of business entity formed. Generally, regardless of the form of the business entity filing a biennial report, the business entity must provide common information, including its name, whether it is domestic or foreign, the name and address of its registered agent and registered office for service of process, the address of its principal office, and any alternative name that it may use.

Senate subcommittee · named April 23, 2025

• Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Thomas Townsend (D) · thomas.townsend@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Secretary of State; Iowa State Bar Association

In plain words

1. April 7, 2025Filed in the House
2. April 8, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
3. April 21, 2025Passed the House, 91–0
4. April 22, 2025Arrived in the Senate
5. April 23, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Green, Bousselot and Townsend
6. April 28, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it