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Senate approves faster business‑filing options and written confirmation requirement
Summary
Senate File 6‑29, sponsored by Senator Buslow, adds one‑hour and one‑day expedited filing services at the Secretary of State with additional fees and requires written confirmation at the time of service; the Senate approved the bill unanimously.
Senate File 6‑29 would add a one‑hour and a one‑day expedited filing option for business filings with the Secretary of State, in addition to the existing two‑ and five‑day services, and require that the office provide written confirmation when expedited service is used. Senator Buslow (Senator from Polk) presented the bill as an "affirmative bill from the Iowa State Bar Association" and described the fee structure and written‑confirmation requirement.
There was no floor debate on the measure after the opening comments. The senator moved final passage, and the Senate read the bill for the last time and passed it by voice and recorded roll (47‑0). The secretary read the bill title on the floor before the roll call. Proponents framed the change as a business‑friendly modernization that shortens processing intervals; no fiscal impact or implementation details for the Secretary of State's office were discussed on the floor.
