---
type: "Bill"
title: "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."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 629"
citation: "Iowa SF 629 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["business associations", "business entities", "cooperative associations", "executive branch", "fees", "limited liability companies", "limited partnerships", "records and publications", "secretary of state", "surcharges"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-04-17"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3cc57a95-7d50-4b31-92df-2201d34959ac"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 629&ga=91"
source_hash: "856d40360ef7ba24d357780815031b1db59e60c755cfe5f4c4b523a5b615383e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa SF 629 (2025-2026) — 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.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/SF629.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF629.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF629_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF629.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-04-17** Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-04-17** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-12** Attached to HF 985.
- **2025-06-16** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-14** Subcommittee: Bousselot, Bisignano, and Schultz.
- **2026-01-21** Subcommittee Meeting: 01/22/2026 1:00PM Senate Lounge.
- **2026-01-22** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-12** Placed on Ways and Means calendar.
- **2026-04-14** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-14** Message from Senate.
- **2026-04-14** Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-20** Subcommittee: Gustoff, Jones and Kurth.
- **2026-04-20** Subcommittee Meeting: 04/21/2026 8:45AM House Lounge.
- **2026-04-21** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-21** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-21** Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 5. Excused, 1.
- **2026-04-22** Placed on Ways and Means calendar.
- **2026-04-27** Passed House, yeas 89, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-05-01** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-04-27** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-27** Message from House.
- **2026-05-05** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-06-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3cc57a95-7d50-4b31-92df-2201d34959ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).