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House approves convenience-fee bill for out-of-county recorders
Summary
The House passed HF2775 to allow a convenience fee for nonresidents recording instruments in a county (clarified by amendment H8412); the bill passed 81–8 and now goes to the Senate.
The Iowa House adopted an amendment clarifying who may be charged convenience fees when recording certain instruments and then passed House File 2775 on April 28.
Representative (Worth) introduced the measure as a short bill allowing a convenience fee to be charged to nonresidents who do not pay property taxes in the county when recording an instrument. The floor took and approved amendment H8412 to limit convenience fees to nonresidents who do not pay property taxes in the county; Representative Wilson supported the amendment, urging members to approve it.
After amendment action, the House placed HF2775 on final passage. The clerk reported a machine vote of 81 ayes, 8 no and 11 absent; the chair declared the bill to have passed and the title agreed to. The bill will be messaged to the Senate.
