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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 629: Providing for an expedited filing service for filers of business documents administered by the secretary of state, and providing fees

Signed into law

What it does

BACKGROUND. This bill amends a provision enacted in 2021 Iowa Acts, chapter 165, section 253, which requires the secretary of state (secretary) to establish and administer programs providing extra services to filers of documents under a number of Code sections regulating business entities.15) requires the secretary to offer a service in which a business document is filed on an expedited basis. This includes two additional surcharges for expedited services: for a two-day service, an additional $50, and for a five-day service, an additional $15.

Sponsors

Ways and Means (successor To Ssb 1003) committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

0 million annually beginning in FY 2026. An increase in revenue to the Business Administration Fund as a result of a two-hour and a same-day filing service cannot be estimated as it is unknown how many business entities will use these services. Source Secretar…

House subcommittee · named April 20, 2026

  • Rep. Bill Gustoff (R) · bill.gustoff@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Megan Jones (R) · megan.jones@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Monica Kurth (D) · monica.kurth@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Secretary of State; Iowa State Bar Association

In plain words

  1. April 17, 2025Filed in the Senate
  2. April 17, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  3. June 16, 2025Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
  4. January 14, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Bousselot, Bisignano and Schultz
  5. January 22, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
  6. February 12, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
  7. April 14, 2026Passed the Senate, 47–0
  8. April 14, 2026Arrived in the House
  9. April 20, 2026House subcommittee named: Gustoff, Jones and Kurth
  10. April 21, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
  11. April 21, 2026Approved by the House committee
  12. April 21, 2026Committee vote: 19–5
  13. April 27, 2026Passed the House, 89–0
  14. May 5, 2026Sent to the Governor
  15. June 2, 2026Signed into law

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/SF629