SF629 • 2026

A bill for an act providing for an expedited filing service for filers of business documents administered by the secretary of state, and providing fees. (Formerly SF 285 , SSB 1003 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
Last action: 2026-05-05
Official status: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

A bill for an act providing for an expedited filing service for filers of business documents administered by the secretary of state, and providing fees. (Formerly SF 285 , SSB 1003 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

A bill for an act providing for an expedited filing service for filers of business documents administered by the secretary of state, and providing fees.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act providing for an expedited filing service for filers of business documents administered by the secretary of state, and providing fees.
(Formerly SF 285 , SSB 1003 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

Limits and Unknowns

This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

2026-05-05 Iowa Legislature
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
2026-05-01 Iowa Legislature
Explanation of vote. H.J. 1082 .
2026-04-27 Iowa Legislature
Message from House. S.J. 896 .
2026-04-27 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. H.J. 1011 .
2026-04-27 Iowa Legislature
Passed House , yeas 89, nays 0. H.J. 1006 .
2026-04-22 Iowa Legislature
Placed on Ways and Means calendar. H.J. 986 .
2026-04-21 Iowa Legislature
Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 5. Excused, 1. H.J. 986 .
2026-04-21 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 986 .
2026-04-21 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-04-20 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 04/21/2026 8:45AM House Lounge.
2026-04-20 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Gustoff, Jones and Kurth. H.J. 951 .
2026-04-14 Iowa Legislature
Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 898 .
2026-04-14 Iowa Legislature
Message from Senate. H.J. 890 .
2026-04-14 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. S.J. 781 .
2026-04-14 Iowa Legislature
Passed Senate , yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 780 .
2026-02-12 Iowa Legislature
Placed on Ways and Means calendar.
2026-02-12 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 286 .
2026-01-22 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-01-21 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/22/2026 1:00PM Senate Lounge.
2026-01-14 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Bousselot, Bisignano, and Schultz. S.J. 89 .
2026-01-14 Iowa Legislature
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2025-06-16 Iowa Legislature
Referred to Ways and Means. S.J. 1058 .
2025-05-12 Iowa Legislature
Attached to HF 985 . S.J. 968 .
2025-04-17 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 828 .
2025-04-17 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. S.J. 827 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act providing for an expedited filing service for filers of business documents administered by the secretary of state, and providing fees. (Formerly SF 285 , SSB 1003 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Senate

File

629

-

Enrolled

Senate

File

629

AN

ACT

PROVIDING

FOR

AN

EXPEDITED

FILING

SERVICE

FOR

FILERS

OF

BUSINESS

DOCUMENTS

ADMINISTERED

BY

THE

SECRETARY

OF

STATE,

AND

PROVIDING

FEES.

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

Section

1.

Section

9.15,

Code

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

9.15

Expedited

filing

service

——

surcharge.

1.

Upon

the

request

of

the

filer

of

a

document,

the

secretary

shall

provide

an

expedited

filing

service.

As

part

of

the

service,

the

secretary

shall

file

a

document

submitted

by

a

filer

on

an

expedited

basis.

2.

The

secretary

shall

implement,

assess,

and

collect

a

surcharge

for

providing

the

expedited

filing

service

based

on

the

period

of

service

as

follows:

a.

For

a

one-hour

service,

the

surcharge

shall

be

two

hundred

dollars.

b.

For

a

same-day

service,

the

surcharge

shall

be

one

hundred

twenty-five

dollars.

c.

For

a

two-day

service,

the

surcharge

shall

be

fifty

dollars.

b.

d.

For

a

five-day

service,

the

surcharge

shall

be

fifteen

dollars.

3.

The

surcharge

shall

be

added

to

the

amount

of

the

fee

implemented,

assessed,

and

collected

for

the

actual

filing

of

the

document.

Senate

File

629,

p.

2

4.

At

the

time

of

the

expedited

filing,

the

secretary

shall

provide

written

confirmation

of

the

filing.

4.

5.

Any

moneys

collected

by

the

secretary

under

this

section

shall

be

deposited

in

the

business

administration

fund

created

in

section

9.13

.

______________________________

AMY

SINCLAIR

President

of

the

Senate

______________________________

PAT

GRASSLEY

Speaker

of

the

House

I

hereby

certify

that

this

bill

originated

in

the

Senate

and

is

known

as

Senate

File

629,

Ninety-first

General

Assembly.

______________________________

W.

CHARLES

SMITHSON

Secretary

of

the

Senate

Approved

_______________,

2026

______________________________

KIM

REYNOLDS

Governor