Legislation / HF 985

HOUSE FILE 985 Passed one chamber

Services provided by the secretary of state, providing fees, and making appropriations

Sponsor   House Ways and Means Committee Formerly   HF 198, HSB 17 Last action   Subcommittee: Bousselot, Bisignano, and Schultz. — January 25, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Introduced
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Passed subcommittee
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Passed committee
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Passed one chamber
Passed both chambers
Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

5 declarations filed on this bill
● 2 For ● 0 Against ● 3 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 6 related bills
SF 629 Providing for an expedited filing service for filers of business documents administered by the secretary of state, and providing fees
Signed by Governor
HF 198 Providing for an expedited filing service for filers of business documents administered by the secretary of state, and providing fees
Passed committee
HSB 17 Providing for an expedited filing service for filers of business documents administered by the secretary of state, and providing fees.(See HF 198, HF 985.)
Passed committee
SF 285 Providing for an expedited filing service for filers of business documents administered by the secretary of state, and providing fees
Passed committee
SSB 1003 Providing for an expedited filing service for filers of business documents administered by the secretary of state, and providing fees.(See SF 285, SF 629.)
Passed committee
Date Chamber Action
Apr 7, 2025 House Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. H.J. 899.
Apr 22, 2025 House Fiscal note.
May 12, 2025 House Passed House, yeas 90, nays 0. H.J. 1131.
May 20, 2025 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 1223.
May 12, 2025 House Immediate message. H.J. 1140.
May 12, 2025 Senate Message from House. S.J. 968.
May 12, 2025 Senate Read first time, attached to SF 629. S.J. 968.
Jun 16, 2025 Senate Referred to Ways and Means. S.J. 1058.
Jan 25, 2026 Senate Subcommittee: Bousselot, Bisignano, and Schultz.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
May 12, 2025 House Floor Passage Passed 90 0 9 28–0 62–0 Unanimous
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 90 to 0 · Democrats 28 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 62 yea, 0 nay · 9 not voting
How each representative voted (99)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Yea
2 Robert Henderson Republican Yea
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Yea
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Absent
6 Megan Hess Jones Republican Yea
7 Michael Sexton Republican Yea
8 Ann Meyer Republican Yea
9 Henry Stone Republican Yea
10 John Wills Republican Yea
11 Craig Williams Republican Yea
12 Steven Holt Republican Yea
13 Travis Sitzmann Republican Yea
14 Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
15 Matt Windschitl Republican Yea
16 David Sieck Republican Absent
17 Devon Wood Republican Yea
18 Tom Moore Republican Yea
19 Brent Siegrist Republican Absent
20 Josh Turek Democrat Yea
21 Brooke Boden Republican Yea
22 Samantha Fett Republican Yea
23 Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
24 Sam Wengryn Republican Yea
25 Hans Wilz Republican Yea
26 Austin Harris Republican Yea
27 Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
28 David Young Republican Yea
29 Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
30 Megan Srinivas Democrat Yea
31 Mary Madison Democrat Yea
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
33 Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Absent
34 Rob Johnson Democrat Yea
35 Sean Bagniewski Democrat Yea
36 Austin Baeth Democrat Yea
37 Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Yea
38 Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
39 Rick Olson Democrat Yea
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Yea
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
42 Heather Matson Democrat Yea
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
44 Larry McBurney Democrat Yea
45 Brian Lohse Republican Absent
46 Dan Gehlbach Republican Yea
47 Carter Nordman Republican Yea
48 Chad Behn Republican Yea
49 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Yea
50 Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
51 Brett Barker Republican Yea
52 David Blom Republican Yea
53 Dean Fisher Republican Yea
54 Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
55 Shannon Latham Republican Yea
56 Mark Thompson Republican Yea
57 Pat Grassley Republican Yea
58 Charley Thomson Republican Yea
59 Christian Hermanson Republican Yea
60 Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
61 Timi Brown-powers Democrat Yea
62 Jerome Amos Democrat Yea
63 Michael Bergan Republican Yea
64 Jason Gearhart Republican Yea
65 Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
66 Steven Bradley Republican Yea
67 Craig Johnson Republican Yea
68 Chad Ingels Republican Yea
69 Tom Determann Republican Yea
70 Norlin Mommsen Republican Yea
71 Lindsay James Democrat Yea
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Yea
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Yea
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Yea
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
76 Derek Wulf Republican Absent
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Yea
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Absent
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Absent
81 Daniel Gosa Democrat Yea
82 Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
83 Cindy Golding Republican Yea
84 Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Yea
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Yea
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Yea
88 Helena Hayes Republican Yea
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Yea
90 Adam Zabner Democrat Yea
91 Judd Lawler Republican Yea
92 Heather Hora Republican Yea
93 Gary Mohr Republican Yea
94 Mike Vondran Republican Yea
95 Taylor Collins Republican Yea
96 Mark Cisneros Republican Yea
97 Ken Croken Democrat Absent
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Yea
100 Blaine Watkins Republican Yea
Client Declaration Last updated
Iowa Secretary of State For Apr 8, 2025
Iowa State Bar Association For May 10, 2025
Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance Undecided Apr 9, 2025
Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) Undecided Apr 8, 2025
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB /IA) Undecided Apr 18, 2025
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