Legislation / SF 629

SENATE FILE 629 Signed by Governor

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

Sponsor   Senate Ways & Means Committee Effective   07/01/2026 Formerly   SF 285, SSB 1003 Last action   Signed by Governor. S.J. 1029. — June 2, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Passed subcommittee
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Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

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

Related legislation

Part of a group of 6 related bills
HF 985 Services provided by the secretary of state, providing fees, and making appropriations
Passed one chamber
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 17, 2025 Senate Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. S.J. 827.
Apr 17, 2025 Senate Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 828.
May 12, 2025 Senate Attached to HF 985. S.J. 968.
Jun 16, 2025 Senate Referred to Ways and Means. S.J. 1058.
Jan 14, 2026 Senate Subcommittee: Bousselot, Bisignano, and Schultz. S.J. 89.
Jan 21, 2026 Senate Subcommittee Meeting: 01/22/2026 1:00PM Senate Lounge.
Jan 22, 2026 Senate Subcommittee recommends passage.
Feb 12, 2026 Senate Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 286.
Feb 12, 2026 Senate Placed on Ways and Means calendar.
Apr 14, 2026 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 780.
Apr 14, 2026 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 781.
Apr 14, 2026 House Message from Senate. H.J. 890.
Apr 14, 2026 House Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 898.
Apr 20, 2026 House Subcommittee: Gustoff, Jones and Kurth. H.J. 951.
Apr 20, 2026 House Subcommittee Meeting: 04/21/2026 8:45AM House Lounge.
Apr 21, 2026 House Subcommittee recommends passage.
Apr 21, 2026 House Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 986.
Apr 21, 2026 House Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 5. Excused, 1. H.J. 986.
Apr 22, 2026 House Placed on Ways and Means calendar. H.J. 986.
Apr 27, 2026 House Passed House, yeas 89, nays 0. H.J. 1006.
May 1, 2026 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 1082.
Apr 27, 2026 House Immediate message. H.J. 1011.
Apr 27, 2026 Senate Message from House. S.J. 896.
May 5, 2026 Senate Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028.
Jun 2, 2026 Senate Signed by Governor. S.J. 1029.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Apr 14, 2026 Senate Floor Passage Passed 47 0 3 17–0 30–0 Unanimous
Apr 27, 2026 House Floor Passage Passed 89 0 11 25–0 64–0 Unanimous
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 47 to 0 · Democrats 17 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 30 yea, 0 nay · 3 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Catelin Drey Democrat Yea
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
3 Lynn Evans Republican Yea
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
5 Dave Rowley Republican Absent
6 Jason Schultz Republican Yea
7 Kevin Alons Republican Yea
8 Mark Costello Republican Yea
9 Tom Shipley Republican Yea
10 Dan Dawson Republican Yea
11 Julian Garrett Republican Absent
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
16 Renee Hardman Democrat Yea
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Yea
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Yea
23 Jack Whitver Republican Yea
24 Jesse Green Republican Yea
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Yea
26 Kara Warme Republican Yea
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
28 Dennis Guth Republican Yea
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
30 Doug Campbell Republican Yea
31 William Dotzler Democrat Yea
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Yea
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Yea
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Yea
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
40 Art Staed Democrat Yea
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Yea
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Yea
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
47 Scott Webster Republican Yea
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Yea
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Absent
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 89 to 0 · Democrats 25 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 64 yea, 0 nay · 11 not voting
How each representative voted (100)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Yea
2 Robert Henderson Republican Yea
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Absent
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Absent
6 Megan Hess Jones Republican Yea
7 Wendy Larson 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 Absent
16 David Sieck Republican Yea
17 Devon Wood Republican Yea
18 Tom Moore Republican Yea
19 Brent Siegrist Republican Yea
20 Josh Turek Democrat Absent
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 Absent
31 Mary Madison Democrat Yea
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
33 Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Yea
34 Rob Johnson Democrat Yea
35 Sean Bagniewski Democrat Absent
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 Yea
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 Absent
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 Absent
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Yea
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Absent
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Absent
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
76 Derek Wulf Republican Yea
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Yea
78 Angel Ramirez Democrat Yea
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Yea
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 Yea
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Yea
100 Blaine Watkins Republican Yea
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Date Time Type Description Location
Jan 22, 2026 1:00 PM Hearing Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee Senate Lounge
Feb 11, 2026 4:00 PM Hearing Senate Ways and Means Committee RM 116
Apr 21, 2026 8:45 AM Hearing House Ways and Means Subcommittee House Lounge
Apr 21, 2026 10:00 AM Hearing House Ways and Means Committee RM 102