HF 2678 — A bill for an act providing for certain persons acting under the jurisdiction of the secretary of state, including by providing for information from required filings, and the administrative dissolution of certain entities, and making penalties applicable.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 23, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) on June 01, 2026.
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In plain language
The bill addresses the administration of certain entities and required filings with the Secretary of State.
This legislation involves procedures for managing information from required filings and the dissolution of some entities under the Secretary of State's jurisdiction. It also includes penalties related to these processes.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
1416 added · 1438 removedPlain-language change summary
In the latest version of House File 2678, new sections have been added that outline the Secretary of State's authority to require information from certain entities, along with provisions for the administrative dissolution of specific organizations. This means that the Secretary of State can take action if entities fail to meet filing requirements, helping to ensure that only compliant businesses operate. These changes are important as they aim to improve regulatory oversight and maintain the integrity of business registrations.
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imenls■Section oenrfIwa486A.1205, c:subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:
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ecin 46.10, sbscion , de 06, s aened o ad s olws:
ExeptIf sExcept oiddas nprovided ubecinin ,subsection f5, if a cmetdocument dlierddelivered oto hethe fieoffice fof hethe crtaysecretary fof ttestate orfor lngfiling stifessatisfies hethe qureetsrequirements fof etinsection 86.20,486A.1201, hethe ereaysecretary of atestate alshall ilefile tit dand sueissue nyany cssrynecessary etiiat.certificate.
Sc.Sec.
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NWSection USETIN.486A.1205, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION .
5.
TeThe ecearysecretary fof ateaystate euiemay require a dcuetdocument toeto elveedbe ydelivered ilby rmail nor rsnin fperson heif ertaythe secretary of aestate rcivsreceives reibecredible noratoninformation htthat hethe cuentdocument sis bingbeing bitedsubmitted orfor ligfiling rudletlyfraudulently rayor emay sdbe oused acoplshto arudlnt,accomplish imna,a rfraudulent, nlwulcriminal, upoe.or unlawful purpose.
Asb. sd n aagaph ", reibe norato"meas ay f he llwng:
()As Anused fiaitin fparagraph nutorzed“a”, e“credible sinformation” rviedmeans nany ctonof 46A114.the following:
Hue(1) FleAn 68,affidavit .of unauthorized use as provided in section 486A.1214A.
2House ()File Inomaion2678, ovddp. o he ereay f tae y aoter oenmnt gny.
()2 Inomaion(2) llcedInformation yprovided heto crtaythe fsecretary tteof rmstate aby cedbleanother ir-arygovernment ataagency. t.
Sc.(3) Information collected by the secretary of state from a credible third-party data set.
EWSec. ETIN.
46.114A3. tteet f emvl — rmoal f fomtin ot thrzed oberoied.
NEW SECTION.
486A.1214A Statement of removal —— removal of information not authorized to be provided.
1.
A esonperson oewhose am,name, tretstreet drss,address, ilngmailing drss,address, or alemail adessaddress s,has, ihutwithout htthat eronsperson’s utoiztin,authorization, enbeen povdedprovided oheto erearythe fsecretary aeof sstate hatas fthat eof eiserdthe aentregistered rfagent heor rncplof ofcethe nprincipal aarnesipsoffice ilngin aya dlierpartnership’s ofiling emay ecetrydeliver fto atethe aoarzd,secretary wrnof fidvitstate a notarized, sworn affidavit of auhriedunauthorized seuse atthat osdoes llall fof ethe oloin:following:
()(1) IenifesIdentifies hethe rneshppartnership egstatonregistration yby mename ndand bsiesbusiness nmer.number.
()(2) IdiatsIndicates hethe fintsaffiant’s aiingmailing des.address.
()(3) SatsStates hatthat iherneither ethe ffantaffiant rnor nyany entagent fof ethe afintaffiant shas utorzedauthorized ethe iingfiling enifingidentifying ethe fiataffiant sas tethe egserdregistered get,agent, rviigproviding hethe fiat'saffiant’s retstreet dresaddress or ilngmailing drssaddress sas nan drssaddress fof hethe gitredregistered entagent ror piniplprincipal fic,office, ror roidngproviding ethe ffan'saffiant’s milemail drssaddress sas tatthat fof ethe rgstredregistered et.agent.
Theb. fint hll ecfy n he fdait f uauhoied se e nfrmton ht as ot torzed o e povdd.
The crtayaffiant fshall ttespecify ayin jetthe naffidavit fidvitof atunauthorized isuse copetethe rinformation atthat hewas cetrynot fauthorized tteto livesbe sprovided. dlierd o he crtay f tte ih he net o arss or frud e arneshp r he diidal aed s fin.
Thec. fie f he crtay f tte hll dpt n afiait f nutorzed e om n ccrdne ith is scton.
The crtaysecretary fof ttestate hllmay odctreject nan dinstatveaffidavit rviwthat ois eerineincomplete eteror ethat ilngthe assecretary thrzedof ostate ienifybelieves ewas tteddelivered fomainto sthe ppicbe.secretary of state with the intent to harass or defraud the partnership or the individual named as affiant.
Ifd. he crtay f tte oclds tat e ilng ws ot thried o rvde he fomaion eniied in e fidvi, he ereay f tae hal rmply fle atteent f moal th epet o he enifed ifomtin, nd all omty aue he dntfed Hue Fle 68, .
3The ifomainoffice oof eaethe osecretary eof itedstate sshall enifedadopt ran heaffidavit prteshp.of unauthorized use form in accordance with this section.
2.
The secretary of state shall conduct an administrative review to determine whether the filing was authorized to identify the stated information as applicable.
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If the secretary of state concludes that the filing was not authorized to provide the information identified in the affidavit, the secretary of state shall promptly file a statement of removal with respect to the identified information, and shall promptly cause the identified House File 2678, p.
3 information to cease to be listed as identified for the partnership.
heThe crtaysecretary fof ttestate hllshall otnot agecharge aeea orfee efor fligthe ffiling nof fidvitan faffidavit athriedof seunauthorized druse sbecionunder rsubsection atteent1 for moala derstatement bsctonof .removal under subsection 3.
heThe iingfiling ofieoffice hllshall otnot tunreturn nyany efee aidpaid rfor ilngfiling ethe arneshppartnership fligfiling detfididentified nin hethe fiavt.affidavit.
pnUpon ilngfiling ataeenta fstatement moa,of teremoval, erearythe fsecretary sateof alstate endshall osend eto ricpalthe fieprincipal ddesoffice raddress rgstredor aen'sregistered ilngagent’s dresmailing naddress ecrdon rrecord hefor aterhi,the fpartnership, n,if any, a oicenotice aingstating atthat hethe aemntstatement fof eovlremoval ashas enbeen iedfiled adand sis feciveeffective meiaey.immediately.
TeThe otcenotice hllshall soalso ttestate htthat tethe arnrsippartnership sis ihotwithout a gstredregistered entragent rgstredor aentregistered des,agent saddress, ppiabe.as applicable.
The6. crtay f tte hll dpt ues rsant o caper 7Aecssry r eiabe o dmnitr tis cto.
Sc.The secretary of state shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A necessary or desirable to administer this section.
EWsetin.Sec.
86.11B4. Ineroatres.
NEW SECTION.
486A.1214B Interrogatories.
1.
TeThe ecearysecretary fof atestate ymay eveserve neone ror remore itenwritten iteroaoresinterrogatories earingregarding yany atermatter atthat etanspertains oto a prterhppartnership ndand htthat sis itinwithin ethe uriewpurview fof ethe erearysecretary fof satestate fif ethe erearysecretary fof aestate ecivsreceives reilecredible noratoninformation tatthat aatnrsipa spartnership engis edbeing oused comlihto accomplish a aduet,fraudulent, cimnl,criminal, ror nawulunlawful upse.purpose.
Asb. sd n aagaph ", ceibe noraton"eas ay f he llwig:
()As Anused fiavtin fparagraph nutorzed“a”, e“credible sinformation” rviedmeans nany etinof 46A114.the following:
()(1) IfomaionAn ovddaffidavit oof heunauthorized ereayuse fas taeprovided yin aotersection venmnt486A.1214A. gny.
()(2) IfomaionInformation llcedprovided yto hethe crtrysecretary fof ttestate rmby aanother cedblegovernment id-aryagency. ata t.
The(3) crtayInformation fcollected tte hll eve ch nerogtois on e atnrsip ht s he bjct f he trrgaores by ilthe tsecretary eof ddessstate ffrom ea eiserdcredible gntthird-party htdata pparsset. n te eceary f at's eods t he me e ifrmtin rquredy ubecion 1s ceve, r f he rterhip hs o egserd get, t e arneshps picial fice adrss own n e arnrsips ost cet iin.
The2. teroatres ut e nserd y aeron ih Huse le 68, .
4The tesecretary utortyof ostate swrshall nserve ealfsuch finterrogatories eon arnesipthe htpartnership that is ethe ujetsubject fof hethe neroatris.interrogatories by mail at the address of the registered agent that appears on the secretary of state’s records at the time the information required by subsection 1 is received, or if the partnership has no registered agent, at the partnership’s principal office address shown on the partnership’s most recent filing.
Ech3. neroatry mst e nwred n itng eaatly nd n annr hat is spnive o e ntrrgtoy.
TeThe ecartoninterrogatories nmust hebe cmpetdanswered ntrogtoiesby rma stperson ewith inedHouse yFile arsn2678, ithp. te utoity o gn n eaf f he aterhi.
4 the authority to answer on behalf of the partnership that is the subject of the interrogatories.
Each interrogatory must be answered in writing separately and in a manner that is responsive to the interrogatory.
The declaration on the completed interrogatories form must be signed by a person with the authority to sign on behalf of the partnership.
oTo ebe osierdconsidered eposie,responsive, hethe mpeedcompleted ndand gndsigned iteroatresinterrogatories omform ustmust ebe civdreceived yby hethe ereaysecretary fof taestate by ilmail ror nprsnin-person elveydelivery ihinwithin eny-netwenty-one aedarcalendar ysdays aterafter ethe omform aswas ald.mailed.
AesoneA oresponse nyto neroatryany htinterrogatory ndctesthat oindicates eto scrtaythe fsecretary tteof htstate hethat aterhipthe oltednypartnership rviionviolated any provision of isthis hperchapter osttuesconstitutes hearneshp'sthe ncsionpartnership’s oconcession schto iltin.such violation.
AaiureA ofailure spndto orespond yto ntrrgtoyany itininterrogatory hewithin alotedthe meallotted nsittestime econstitutes atnrsipsthe onesinpartnership’s hatconcession ethat prterhpthe voatdpartnership violated a ovsonprovision ror rviiosprovisions fof hsthis haterchapter tatthat reare ethe ujetssubjects fof hethe trrgaore.interrogatories.
fIf hethe crtaysecretary fof ttestate eeiesreceives aeposea oresponse ahto iteroaoryeach atinterrogatory nictesthat oindicates eto erearythe fsecretary aeof hatstate ethat prterhpthe aspartnership othas oltednot yviolated rviionany fprovision isof ape,this techapter, scrtaythe fsecretary tteof hllstate aeshall otake cio.no action.
heThe crtaysecretary fof ttestate hllshall dptadopt uesrules rsantpursuant oto caperchapter 7A17A cssrynecessary ror eiabedesirable oto dmnitradminister tisthis cto.section.
DIIIONDIVISION III LIITDLIMITED ATNRSIPSPARTNERSHIPS Sc.Sec.
ecion5. 820, ubecion , nmbred rarah 1, de 26, s ened o ad s olws:
ASection eod488.206, utorzedrsubsection rqird1, ounnumbered eparagraph elvred1, oCode e2026, scrtayis famended tteto orread ligas nerfollows: hs hatr ust e cptond o ecrbe he crds uros, onan he ifomain rqird y his ater t ay nlde ter ifomain s el, nd e n aeium rmted y he scrtay f tte.
heA ouentrecord stauthorized eor yewitenrequired rto pine.be delivered to the secretary of state for filing under this chapter must be captioned to describe the record’s purpose, contain the information required by this chapter but may include other information as well, and be in a medium permitted by the secretary of state.
fThe hedocument cuentmust sletrnialybe rasited,typewritten tor mstprinted. e n aomat at n e etieed r erdued n tperitn r rited r.
TheIf cuentthe stdocument eis lierdelectronically totransmitted, eit ficemust fbe ein ecearya fformat atethat rcan iin.be retrieved or reproduced in typewritten or printed form.
DeivryThe mydocument emust aebe ydelivered letrnicto asmssonthe foffice ndof ohethe xentsecretary Huseof lestate 68,for .filing.
5Delivery prmttdmay ybe hemade crtayby felectronic tte.transmission if and to the extent House File 2678, p.
he5 ereaypermitted fby taethe mysecretary dotof uesstate. or e letrnc ilng f ouens nd te erifctin f letrnialy ied oumns.
IfThe tsecretary isof ledstate nmay pwrttnadopt rrules ritdfor ormthe delectronic otfiling rnmitedof eecroialy,documents heand crtaythe fcertification tteof ayelectronically qurefiled ndocuments. act or nfred oy o e elvred th he cmet.
UlesIf Ecetit sis rviedfiled nin usetontypewritten ,or nessprinted eform ecearyand fnot satetransmitted temneselectronically, atthe aecrdsecretary esof otstate mpymay ihrequire hean iingexact rqureetsor fconformed hscopy hatr,to ndbe fdelivered lwith ilngthe esdocument. ae een pi, te ereary f ate al ile e ecrd d erorm al f he llwig:
Sc.Unless Except as provided in subsection 6, unless the secretary of state determines that a record does not comply with the filing requirements of this chapter, and if all filing fees have been paid, the secretary of state shall file the record and perform all of the following:
ecionSec. 820, ode 2, is eded y dig he fllwig ew bscto:
NW UBETIN.
TeSection ecetry488.206, fCode ate2026, yis eqieamended aby eodadding toethe elveedfollowing ynew ilsubsection: r n esn f he ereary of ae rcivs reibe nfraton ht he eod s eig sbmttd or lig raduetly r y e sed occmpish a ruulnt, imna, r nlwul upoe.
AsNEW sdSUBSECTION n. argaph ", ceibe noraton"eas ay f he llwig:
()6. An fiavt f nutorzed e s rvied n etin 48.1A.
() Ifomaion ovdd o he ereay f tae y aoter oenmnt gny.
() Ifomaion llced y he crtry f tte rm a cedbe tid-ary ata t.
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8821A Satmnt f eoal — rmval f fomtin ot thrzed o eroied.
AThe esnsecretary hoeof am,state tretmay drss,require ilnga drss,record orto albe ddessdelivered s,by ihutmail htor eronsin uhoiztin,person enif povddthe osecretary heof erearyfstate taereceives scredible hatinformation fthat ethe eiserdrecord aentris fbeing hesubmitted rncplfor ofcefiling nfraudulently aimtdor arneshp'smay fligbe ayused lierto oaccomplish hea cetryfraudulent, fcriminal, tteor aoarze,unlawful wonpurpose. afiait f nutorzed e ht oes l f he llwig:
()b. Ienifes he mted rterhip gitaton y ae ad usnss ube.
()As Idiatsused hein fintsparagraph aiing“a”, des.“credible information” means any of the following:
()(1) SatsAn hataffidavit iherof eunauthorized ffatuse nras nyprovided entin fsection e488.210A. afint s utorzed e iing enifig te fiat s Hue Fle 68, .
6(2) teInformation egserdprovided get,to rviigthe hesecretary fiat'sof retstate dresby oranother iinggovernment drssagency. s n drss f he gitred ent r pinial fic, r roidng e ffan's mil drss s tat f e egstred et.
The(3) fintInformation hllcollected ecfyby nthe heffdaitsecretary fof uauhoiedstate sefrom ea nfrmtoncredible htthird-party asdata otset. torzed o e povdd.
TheSec. crtay f tte ay jet n fidvit f uauhoied se at s nomlte r ht he crtay f sate levs as eivrd o he erearyf tae ith te ntnt o ras r erad he iitd atnrsip r he idiidal med s fan.
The7. fie f he crtay f tte hll dpt n afiait f nutorzed e om n ccrdne ith is scto.
TheNEW crtaySECTION. f tte hll odct n dinstatve rviw o eerine eter e ilng as torzed o ieniy te tted fomain s ppicbe.
If488.210A heStatement crtayof fremoval tte—— ocldsremoval tatof einformation ilngnot wsauthorized otto thriedbe oprovided. rvde he fomaion etiied in e fidvi, he ertay f tae hal rmply fle atteent f moal th epet o he enifed ifomtin, nd all omty aue he dntfed ifomain o eae o e ited s enifed r he iitd prteshp.
The crtay f tte hll ot age aee or e flig f n fidvit f athried se dr sbecion 1or atteent f moal der bscton .
he iing ofie hll ot tun ny e aid r ilng e imted prterhp ilng dntfid n he fiait.
Upn ilng atteent f moa, te ereary f sate al end o e rncpal fie ddes r egstred aen's ilng dres n eord r he iied atnrsi, if y, aoice atng at he atmet f eovl as en fled d s fecive mditey.
Te otce all so sate at e imted rteshp s itot a giteed aentr rgstred ent des, s ppiabe.
The crtay f tte hll dpt les rsant o caper 7Aecssry r eiabe o dmnitr his cto.
Huse le 68, .
7 Sc.
EW ETIN.
4821B Iteroaore.
Tea. ecetry f ate y eve ne r re rten iteroatres earing y ater at etans o aiitd prterhipnd ht s itin e uriew f e ereary f sate f e ereary f ae rcivs reibe nfraton tat aimtd arneshp s eng sd o ccmlih a fauuen, ciinl, r naful rpse.
AsA sdperson nwhose argaphname, ","crdbeinoraton"easstreet ayaddress, fmailing headdress, llwig:or email address has, without that person’s authorization, been provided to the secretary of state as that of the registered agent or of the principal office in a limited partnership’s filing may deliver to the secretary of state a notarized, sworn affidavit of unauthorized use that does all of the following:
()(1) AnIdentifies fiavtthe flimited nutorzedpartnership eregistration sby rviedname nand etinbusiness 48.1A.number.
()(2) InomaionIndicates ovddthe oaffiant’s hemailing ereayaddress. f tae y aoter oenmnt gny.
()(3) InomaionStates llcedthat yneither hethe crtryaffiant fnor tteany rmagent aof cedblethe ir-aryaffiant atahas t.authorized the filing identifying the affiant as House File 2678, p.
6 the registered agent, providing the affiant’s street address or mailing address as an address of the registered agent or principal office, or providing the affiant’s email address as that of the registered agent.
b.
The affiant shall specify in the affidavit of unauthorized use the information that was not authorized to be provided.
c.
The secretary of state may reject an affidavit of unauthorized use that is incomplete or that the secretary of state believes was delivered to the secretary of state with the intent to harass or defraud the limited partnership or the individual named as affiant.
d.
The office of the secretary of state shall adopt an affidavit of unauthorized use form in accordance with this section.
heThe crtaysecretary fof ttestate hllshall eveconduct uhan nerogtoiesadministrative onreview eto imtddetermine arneshpwhether htthe sfiling hewas ujetauthorized fto heidentify iteroaoresthe ystated alinformation tas heapplicable. drss f he gstred ent tat pers n he crtay f ttes ecrs t he ie te nfrmton euied y uscton 1s ecied, r f e lmied aterhip s o egserd get, t e imted prterhp's inipl ffce drss hwn n e imted prterhp's st eent enil eprt ied th he scrtay f tte.
The3. teroatres ut e nserd y aeron ih te utoity o swr n ealf f e imtd arneshp tat s e ubect f e nerogtois.
EchIf nerogtoythe mstsecretary eof swredstate nconcludes itngthat eaatlythe ndfiling nwas annrnot hatauthorized isto spniveprovide othe einformation ntrogtoy.identified in the affidavit, the secretary of state shall promptly file a statement of removal with respect to the identified information, and shall promptly cause the identified information to cease to be listed as identified for the limited partnership.
Te4. ecaaton n he cmpetd ntrogtoies rm st e ined y arsn ith te utoity o gn n eaf f he iitd atnrsi.
ToThe esecretary osierdof eposie,state heshall mleednot ndcharge gnda iteroaoresfee omfor ustthe efiling civdof yan heaffidavit ertayof funauthorized taeuse byunder ilsubsection r1 -prsnor elvrya ihinstatement eny-neof ledarremoval ysunder atersubsection e3. om as ald.
AThe esonefiling ooffice nyshall neroatrynot htreturn nictesany ofee epaid scrtayfor ffiling ttethe htlimited hepartnership iiedfiling atnrsipidentified oltedin ythe povsinaffidavit. f hs hatr cntiuts he iitd atnrsips cncsson o ch iltin.
Hue5. Fle 78, .
8Upon .filing a statement of removal, the secretary of state shall send to the principal office address or registered agent’s mailing address on record for the limited partnership, if any, a notice stating that the statement of removal has been filed and is effective immediately.
AThe aiurenotice oshall sondalso ostate ythat ntrogtoythe itinlimited epartnership alotdis tmewithout nsittsa teregistered iitdagent arnrsipsor onesionregistered tatagent eaddress, arneshpas ioaedapplicable. aroison r ovsins f hs caper at re e ubets f he tergaores.
If6. he crtry f tte eeies aepose o ch iteroaory at nicts o he ereay f tae hat te imtd arneshp as t ioatd ny ovsin f ny cape, he ereary f ae hal akeo cto.
The crtaysecretary fof ttestate hllshall dptadopt lesrules rsatpursuant to caperchapter A17A ecssrynecessary ror siabedesirable oto dmnstradminister histhis cto.section.
Sc.House File 2678, p.
ecion7 880,Sec. ubecins , , nd , de 26, ae medd o ead s low:
The8. cet s rvied n useton , he crtry f sateay isove aimtd arneshp dmnstatvey f te imtd arneshp os ot, thn ity as ftr he de ae, o ny f e oloin:
PayNEW ySECTION. e, ax, r naty der is hper r ter lw ue e ecetry f at.
Deivr488.210B tsInterrogatories. enial pot o he crtay f tte.
-êExept1. s oidd n ubecin , f he ertay of ae etrmnes at arund iss or miisraivly dssling aiitd atnrsip, e eceary f ate al fle aeord f e etrintin nd eve e imted prteshp ith aoy f he led crd.
-êExepta. s oidd n ubetin , f itin xty dys ter rvce f e opy e imtd arneshp os nt oret ach oud or ssluionr dmnsrae o he rasnble tifatin f he crtay f tte ht ach goud eerind y he ertay f tae os ot xs, te scrtry f tte hll miisraivly islve e imtd prteshp y reain, sgin, nd iig a clraion of soltin hat aes he ouds r isoltin.
TeThe scrtrysecretary fof ttestate hllmay rveserve eone imtdor prneshpmore ihwritten interrogatories regarding any matter that pertains to a cpylimited fpartnership eand ildthat ecaaton.is within the purview of the secretary of state if the secretary of state receives credible information that a limited partnership is being used to accomplish a fraudulent, criminal, or unlawful purpose.
Sc.b.
SetinAs 8.89,used oein 06,paragraph s“a”, mndd“credible yinformation” dingmeans teany oloingof wthe ubetin:following:
EW(1) USETIN.An affidavit of unauthorized use as provided in section 488.210A.
If(2) heInformation miedprovided rterhipto ncdsthe hatsecretary te imtd arneshp as olted arvsin r roisos of isstate aperby htanother regovernment eagency. ubecs f ntrogtoies red Hue Fle 68, .
9(3) onInformation ecollected iitdby arneshpthe usuntsecretary oof etinstate 8.20B,from te eceary f ate y mmdatly isove e imted prterhp dmnitrtiely yrearng, gnn, nd iing a elaaioncredible fthird-party ssluiondata atset. ats he ruds or e dssltin.
Te2. ecetry f ate all re te iitd prterhp ith aoy f he led clrtin.
DVSINThe IIsecretary LMIEDof IBLIYstate OMANESshall Sc.serve such interrogatories on the limited partnership that is the subject of the interrogatories by mail at the address of the registered agent that appears on the secretary of state’s records at the time the information required by subsection 1 is received, or if the limited partnership has no registered agent, at the limited partnership’s principal office address shown on the limited partnership’s most recent biennial report filed with the secretary of state.
Setin3. 8920, usetin , oe 02, s aened o ad s olws:
The cetinterrogatories smust rviedbe nanswered usetinby ,a heperson crtaywith ofthe ateauthority alto ileanswer aeodon elveedbehalf oof hethe cetrylimited fpartnership satethat ris iingthe ichsubject tifesof hsthe hatr.interrogatories.
TeEach utyinterrogatory fmust ebe scrtayanswered fin ttewriting nerseparately hsand etinin sa inseral.manner that is responsive to the interrogatory.
Sc.The declaration on the completed interrogatories form must be signed by a person with the authority to sign on behalf of the limited partnership.
Setin4. 8.20, oe 02, s mndd y ddng te oloing w ubecin:
NWTo USETIN.be considered responsive, the completed and signed interrogatories form must be received by the secretary of state by mail or in-person delivery within twenty-one calendar days after the form was mailed.
5.
A response to any interrogatory that indicates to the secretary of state that the limited partnership violated any provision of this chapter constitutes the limited partnership’s concession to such violation.
House File 2678, p.
8 6.
A failure to respond to any interrogatory within the allotted time constitutes the limited partnership’s concession that the partnership violated a provision or provisions of this chapter that are the subjects of the interrogatories.
TeIf ecearythe fsecretary ateof ystate eqiereceives a eordoresponse eto elveedeach yinterrogatory ilthat rindicates nto esnthe fsecretary he ereay of aestate rcivsthat reibethe nfratonlimited htpartnership hehas eodnot sviolated eigany sbmttdprovision orof ligany raduetlychapter, rthe ysecretary eof sdstate oshall ccmpishtake ano ruulnt,action. imnl, r nawul upoe.
As8. sd n aagaph ", ceibe noraton"eas ay f he llwig:
()The Ansecretary fiavtof fstate nutorzedshall eadopt srules rviedpursuant nto etinchapter 49.1A.17A necessary or desirable to administer this section.
()Sec. Ifomaion ovdd o he ereay f tae y aoter venmnt gny.
()9. Ifomaion llced y he crtry f tte rm a cedbe tid-ary ata t.
Sc.Section 488.809, subsections 1, 2, and 3, Code 2026, are amended to read as follows:
NEW1. CTON.
8.22AThe taemntExcept fas mvalprovided —in rmvalsubsection f6, frmtinthe otsecretary thrzedof oberoied.state may dissolve a limited partnership administratively if the limited partnership does not, within sixty days after the due date, do any of the following:
APay esnany hoefee, am,tax, tret drss, ilng drss, or alpenalty ddessunder s,this ihutchapter ht erons uhoiztin, en povdd tohe erearyf tae s hat fhe eiserd aentr f he rncpl ofce n aimtd lailty opay or regnother miedlaw ibiiydue cmanythe ligsecretary ayof lierstate. o he scrtay f tte aotrze, won ffdait f auhoizd ue ht oes l f he llwig:
()b. Ienifes he mted abliy omay r orign Hose ie 68, .
0Deliver lmiedits ibliybiennial omanyreport gitatonto ythe aesecretary ndof siessstate. nmbr.
()2. Idiats he fints aiing des.
()If SatsExcept hatas iherprovided ein ffatsubsection nr6, nyif entthe fsecretary eof afintstate sdetermines utorzedthat ea iingground enifigexists tefor fiatadministratively sdissolving tea egserdlimited get,partnership, rvdigthe hesecretary fiatsof sretstate dresshall orfile iinga drssrecord sof nthe drssdetermination fand heserve gitredthe entlimited rpartnership pinialwith fic,a rcopy roiingof ethe ffan'sfiled ailrecord. drss s tat f e egstred et.
The3. fint hll ecfy n e ffdait f uauhoied se e nfrmton ht as t atorzed o e povdd.
TheIf crtayExcept fas tteprovided ayin jctsubsection n6, fidvtif fwithin uauhoiedsixty sedays atafter sservice noplteof rthe htcopy hethe crtaylimited fpartnership satedoes levsnot ascorrect eivrdeach oground hefor ereaydissolution for taedemonstrate ithto ethe itetreasonable osatisfaction aassof rthe frudsecretary eof imtedstate abltythat opayeach rground fregndetermined iiedby ibiitythe manysecretary rof estate ndvduldoes amdnot sexist, afint.the secretary of state shall administratively dissolve the limited partnership by preparing, signing, and filing a declaration of dissolution that states the grounds for dissolution.
The fiesecretary fof hestate crtayshall fserve ttethe hlllimited dptpartnership nwith afiaita fcopy nutorzedof ethe omfiled ndeclaration. ccrane ith is scton.
TheSec. crtay f tte hll odct n dinstaive rviw o eerine eher e ilng as torzed o ieniy he tted fomtin s ppiabe.
If10. he crtry f tte oclds hat e ilng ws ot thried o rvde he fomain ietiied in e fidvi, he ertay f tae hll rmply fle atteent f moal th epet o he enifed ifomtin, nd all opty aue he dnifed ifomain o eae o e ited s eniied r he iied lablty opay r orin lmted ablty opay.
TheSection crtay488.809, fCode tte2026, hllis tamended cageby aeeadding rthe tefollowing flignew fsubsection: n fidvt f uathried se dr ubecion r atteent f mval der bscton .
heNEW iigSUBSECTION ofie. hll ot tun ny e aid r iing e imtd lablty opay r orin imted ablty opay ilng ieniied n e ffdvi.
Upn6. ilng atteent f mva, he erearyfo sate al end o e rncpal fie dres r egstrd Hose ie 67, .
1If aen'sthe ilnglimited drespartnership nconcedes ecrdthat rthe helimited iiedpartnership ibiityhas cmpnyviolated ra regnprovision iitdor iaiityprovisions mpn,of ifny,this aoicechapter satngthat htare hethe atmetsubjects fof eovlinterrogatories asserved enHouse iedFile nd2678, sp. efetie medatl.
he9 oieon halthe lsolimited aepartnership hatpursuant eto cmpnysection s488.210B, thutthe aegstrdsecretary getof rstate egstrdmay getimmediately adrs,dissolve sthe ppicbe.limited partnership administratively by preparing, signing, and filing a declaration of dissolution that states the grounds for the dissolution.
The crtaysecretary fof ttestate hllshall dptserve lesthe rsantlimited opartnership caperwith 7Aecssrya rcopy eiabeof othe dmnitrfiled tisdeclaration. cto.
Sc.DIVISION III LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES Sec.
NEW11. CTON.
8.22BSection ntrrgtois.489.210, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:
1.
The Except as provided in subsection 7, the secretary of state shall file a record delivered to the secretary of state for filing which satisfies this chapter.
The duty of the secretary of state under this section is ministerial.
Sec.
12.
Section 489.210, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION .
7.
TeThe ecearysecretary fof atestate ymay everequire nea rrecord reto itenbe iteroaoresdelivered earingby ymail ateror atin etinsperson oif aiitdthe labliysecretary opayof rstate orignreceives mtedcredible abliyinformation opaythat ndthe tatrecord sis thnbeing hesubmitted uviwfor ffiling hefraudulently crtayor fmay ttebe fused heto scrtryaccomplish fa ttefraudulent, eeiescriminal, edbleor fomainunlawful tatpurpose. aopay is ig sed o coplsh arudlet, rmna, r nlwfl prpse.
Asb. sd n aagaph ", ceibe noraton"eas ay f he llwig:
()As Anused fiavtin fparagraph nutorzed“a”, e“credible sinformation” rviedmeans nany etonof 48.1A.the following:
()(1) IfomaionAn oiddaffidavit oof heunauthorized ereayuse fas taeprovided yin aotersection venmnt489.212A. gny.
()(2) IfomaionInformation llcedprovided yto hethe crtrysecretary fof ttestate rmby aanother cedbegovernment tid-aryagency. ata t.
The(3) crtayInformation fcollected tteby hllthe evesecretary chof nerogtoisstate onfrom ea iitdcredible iailtythird-party opnydata rset. oein imtd iailty cmpny at s he bjct f e ntrrgaoies y il at e dres f he eiteed gnt ht peas n he scrtry f ttes ecrs t he ie he nomaion rqurd y ubecion 1s ceve, r f he mpny as o rgiteed en, t he opnys ricial fie ddess sownn he opay's st cet ienil eort led th te eceary f ae.
TheSec. teroaores ut e nseed y aeron ih te utoity o swr n ealf f e imtd iailty cmpny r regn iitd ibiity mpny at s he sbjct f e ntrrgtoie.
Eah13. ntrrgtoy ust be serd n riing praely d n aaner ht s rspnive o e ntrrgtoy.
TeNEW ecartonSECTION. n he Hose ie 68, .
2489.212A cmpetdStatement nerogtoiesof rmremoval st—— eremoval inedof yinformation arsnnot ithauthorized teto utoitybe oprovided. gn n haf f he opny.
To1. e osierd eposie, he mleed nd gnd iteroaores ommust e civd y he ertay f tae by il r -prsn elvry ihin eny-ne ledar ys ater e om as ald.
Aa. esone o ny teroatry ht nictes o e scrtay f tte ht he mied ibiity many r fregn iied ibiity many olted y rviion f tis hper osttues he man's oceson o uh volton.
A aiureperson owhose sondname, ostreet yaddress, ntrrgtoymailing itinaddress, heor alotdemail tmeaddress nsitteshas, ewithout iitdthat iailtyperson’s mpnysauthorization, rbeen fregnprovided iiedto ibiitythe man'ssecretary ocesinof htstate heas opaythat voltdof the registered agent or of the principal office in a ovsinlimited rliability roiioscompany for hisforeign aterlimited atliability recompany efiling sbjcsmay fdeliver heto nerogtris.the secretary of state a notarized, sworn affidavit of unauthorized use that does all of the following:
If(1) heIdentifies crtaythe flimited tteliability eeiescompany aeposeor oforeign ahHouse iteroaoryFile at2678, nictsp. tohe erearyf tae hat e lmied ibliy omanyr orign mied ibliy omany hs ot olted y roiion f is hper, e ecetry of ae hal ake o ton.
The10 crtaylimited fliability ttecompany hllregistration dptby lesname rsantand obusiness capernumber. 7Aecssry r eiabe o dmnitr his cto.
Sc.(2) Indicates the affiant’s mailing address.
Setin(3) 8.78,States oethat 06,neither sthe mnddaffiant ynor ddngany teagent oloingof wthe ubetin:affiant has authorized the filing identifying the affiant as the registered agent, providing the affiant’s street address or mailing address as an address of the registered agent or principal office, or providing the affiant’s email address as that of the registered agent.
NWb. USETIN.
The miedaffiant ibliyshall omanyspecify rin fregnthe iiedaffidavit ibiityof manyunauthorized ncdesuse atthe einformation omanythat swas voltdnot aauthorized ovsin r roiios f his ater at re e sbjcs f he nerogtris ered n he many rsant to ctonbe 9.12.provided.
Sc.c.
SetinThe 8.79,secretary usetinsof 1ndstate ,may dereject 06,an aeaffidavit meddof ounauthorized eaduse sthat low:is incomplete or that the secretary of state believes was delivered to the secretary of state with the intent to harass or defraud the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company or the individual named as affiant.
Ifd. he crtay f tte eeries ht ne r oe gouds ist der cton 8.08,sbsctos 1 rogh 5,fr isovig a mied abliy omay, he crtay of ae sal ere he opny ih ritn ntce f uh dtemiaion der cton 8.19.
t-ExeptThe soffice eifedof nthe usetinsecretary ,of fstate heshall miedadopt labltyan opayaffidavit oesof tunauthorized oretuse achform oudin oraccordance ssluionwith Hosethis iesection. 67, .
32. or mostae o he esoabe aisacion f e ereary of ate at ch rund temned y e ecetry f sate es t xit itin ity ys fer evce f te otce der cton 8.19, e ecetry f ate sall miisrtiely sslve e opay y igig a crtfiatef isoltin ht rctes e rond r ouds fr isolton nd s ffctve te.
heThe ertaysecretary fof taestate sallshall leconduct ean riinladministrative freview heto rtfiatedetermine dwhether evethe aopyfiling nwas teauthorized omayto ndridentify ecionthe 911.stated information as applicable.
Sc.3.
SetinIf 8979,the oesecretary 02,of sstate mnddconcludes ythat ddngthe tefiling olowngwas wnot ubecin:authorized to provide the information identified in the affidavit, the secretary of state shall promptly file a statement of removal with respect to the identified information, and shall promptly cause the identified information to cease to be listed as identified for the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company.
NW4. UBETIN.
The secretary of state shall not charge a fee for the filing of an affidavit of unauthorized use under subsection 1 or a statement of removal under subsection 3.
The filing office shall not return any fee paid for filing the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company filing identified in the affidavit.
fUpon hefiling mieda ibiiystatement omanyof rremoval, fregnthe iiedsecretary ibiityof mpnystate ncdesshall atsend e omany hs ioaed aroison r rvsins f hs hptr hat ae he ujcts f e ntrrgtoies rvd n he mpny prsat to cionthe 9.1B,principal heoffice crtayaddress for tteregistered ayHouse imeiaeyFile amnitrtiely2678, solep. he opay y inig a crtfiae f isoltin ht rctes e rond r ouds fr isouton nd s ffcive te.
he11 ertayagent’s fmailing taeaddress sallon lerecord efor riinlthe flimited heliability rtfiatecompany dor eveforeign aopylimited nliability tecompany, omayif ndrany, eciona 911.notice stating that the statement of removal has been filed and is effective immediately.
DIIIONThe Vnotice BSIESshall ORORTINSalso Sc.state that the company is without a registered agent or registered agent address, as applicable.
Setin6. 9.15, usetin , oe 02, s aened o ad s olws:
■£The xeptsecretary sof oiddstate nshall ubecinadopt ,rules fpursuant ato cuetchapter dlierd17A onecessary he fie f he crtay f tte or ligdesirable stifesto headminister qureensthis fsection. etin 9010, he crtay of ae sal ile .
Sc.Sec.
Setin14. 9.15, oe 02, s mndd y ddng te oloing w ubetin:
NWNEW USETIN.SECTION.
489.212B Interrogatories.
1.
a.
The secretary of state may serve one or more written interrogatories regarding any matter that pertains to a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company and that is within the purview of the secretary of state if the secretary of state receives credible information that a company is being used to accomplish a fraudulent, criminal, or unlawful purpose.
b.
As used in paragraph “a”, “credible information” means any of the following:
(1) An affidavit of unauthorized use as provided in section 488.212A.
(2) Information provided to the secretary of state by another government agency.
(3) Information collected by the secretary of state from a credible third-party data set.
2.
The secretary of state shall serve such interrogatories on the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company that is the subject of the interrogatories by mail at the address of the registered agent that appears on the secretary of state’s records at the time the information required by subsection 1 is received, or if the company has no registered agent, at the company’s principal office address shown on the company’s most recent biennial report filed with the secretary of state.
3.
The interrogatories must be answered by a person with the authority to answer on behalf of the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company that is the subject of the interrogatories.
Each interrogatory must be answered in writing separately and in a manner that is responsive to the interrogatory.
The declaration on the House File 2678, p.
12 completed interrogatories form must be signed by a person with the authority to sign on behalf of the company.
4.
To be considered responsive, the completed and signed interrogatories form must be received by the secretary of state by mail or in-person delivery within twenty-one calendar days after the form was mailed.
TeA ecearyresponse fto ateany yinterrogatory eqiethat aindicates rcodto othe esecretary eivredof yailstate rthat nthe rsnlimited fliability hecompany crtayor fforeign satelimited civsliability reibecompany nfratonviolated htany heprovision ouentof sthis ingchapter sbmttdconstitutes orthe ligcompany’s raduetlyconcession rto ysuch eviolation. sd o ccmpish a ruulnt, imnl, r nawul upse.
As sd n aagaph ", 'rdbeinoraton"eas ay f he llwig:
() An fiavt f nutorzed e s rvied n eton Hose ie 67, .
4 40.61A.
() Inomaion ovdd o he ereay f tae y aoter oenmnt gny.
() Inomaion llced y he crtay f tte rm a cedble ir-ary ata t.
Sc.
Setin 90120, de 06, s ened y ding te oloing w ubecin:
NW UBETIN.
heA rpraionfailure nedsto hatrespond eto crprainany asinterrogatory ilaedwithin arviionthe rallotted ovsonstime fconstitutes isthe caperlimited htliability recompany’s eor ubetsforeign flimited heliability teroatrescompany’s evedconcession nthat tethe orortoncompany usuntviolated oa etonprovision 9.12B.or provisions of this chapter that are the subjects of the interrogatories.
Sc.7.
SetinIf 90121,the bsctonssecretary 1dof ,state odereceives 2,a aeresponse meddto oeach eadinterrogatory sthat low:indicates to the secretary of state that the limited liability company or foreign limited liability company has not violated any provision of this chapter, the secretary of state shall take no action.
If8. he crtay f tte eeries ht ne r oe gouds xst der cton 9.420,ubecins 1hrugh 5, r isovig a rprtin, he crtay f tte hll srve e opoaton ih rttn otce f uh eerintin uder cion 0.0.
i-ExeptThe ssecretary ecfedof nstate usetinshall ,adopt herules rprainpursuant desto otchapter rect17A chnecessary rud or isoutondesirable r mostate to eadminister eaoabethis atsfctonsection. f e ecetry f ate at ech rud etrmned y e ereary f ae oes t xit wthn ity as ftr erie f he oie ndr ecion 40.0, te ereary f ae hal dmnitrtvey isole te oroaton y inig aerifcae f isouton ht rcies e rond r ruds or ssluion d ts fetie dt.
heSec. crtay f tte hll ie he ignal f e crtfiae nd eve aoy n he opoaton der cton 40.0.
Sc.15.
SetinSection 9.121,489.708, deCode 06,2026, sis enedamended yby digadding tethe oloingfollowing wnew ubetin:subsection:
NWNEW USETIN.SUBSECTION .
6.
The limited liability company or foreign limited liability company concedes that the company has violated a provision or provisions of this chapter that are the subjects of the interrogatories served on the company pursuant to section 489.212B.
Sec.
16.
Section 489.709, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2026, are amended to read as follows:
1.
If the secretary of state determines that one or more grounds exist under section 489.708, subsections 1 through 5, for dissolving a limited liability company, the secretary of state shall serve the company with written notice of such determination under section 489.119.
2.
If Except as specified in subsection 5, if the limited liability company does not correct each ground for dissolution House File 2678, p.
13 or demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the secretary of state that each ground determined by the secretary of state does not exist within sixty days after service of the notice under section 489.119, the secretary of state shall administratively dissolve the company by signing a certificate of dissolution that recites the ground or grounds for dissolution and its effective date.
The secretary of state shall file the original of the certificate and serve a copy on the company under section 489.119.
Sec.
17.
Section 489.709, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION .
fIf hethe rprainlimited cnedsliability hatcompany eor crprainforeign aslimited ilaedliability arviioncompany rconcedes ovsonsthat fthe iscompany caperhas atviolated rea eprovision ubetor fprovisions heof nerogtristhis eredchapter nthat teare oroatonthe usuntsubjects oof etonthe 9.12B,interrogatories heserved crtayon fthe sateaycompany medatlypursuant dinsraivlyto isovesection e489.212B, orortinthe bysecretary gnngof aetiictestate fmay ssluionimmediately atadministratively eiesdissolve hethe goudcompany rby runssigning a certificate of dissolution that recites the ground or isluiongrounds dfor tsdissolution fetieand at.its effective date.
The scrtrysecretary fof ttestate hllshall lefile hethe ignalforiginal heof etiictethe Hosecertificate ieand 67,serve .a copy on the company under section 489.119.
5DIVISION adIV ereBUSINESS aopyCORPORATIONS nSec. e oroaton ner etin 9.54.
Sc.18.
NEWSection CTON.490.125, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:
9.121A1. tteet f emvl — rmoal f fomtin ot thrzed oberoied.
If Except as provided in subsection 5, if a document delivered to the office of the secretary of state for filing satisfies the requirements of section 490.120, the secretary of state shall file it.
Sec.
19.
Section 490.125, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION .
5.
AThe esonsecretary oeof am,state tretmay drss,require ilnga drss,record orto albe adessdelivered s,by ihutmail htor eronsin utoiztin,person enif povdedthe ohesecretary erearyof fstate aereceives scredible hatinformation fthat ethe eiserddocument aentis rfbeing hesubmitted rncpalfor fcefiling nfraudulently aomstcor rmay oeinbe crprainused flngto ayaccomplish lier o e ecetry f ate a ntaied,fraudulent, orncriminal, fiavtor funlawful nutorzedpurpose. e ht oes l of e oloin:
()b. Ienifes he mstc r orign rortin rgitrton y ae nd uiess mbr.
()As Idiatsused hein fintsparagraph aiing“a”, des.“credible information” means any of the following:
()(1) SatsAn hataffidavit iherof eunauthorized ffantuse ras nyprovided entin fsection eHouse afintFile s2678, utorzedp. e ilng enifing e fiat s te egserd get, rviig he fiat's ret dres or ilng drss s n drss f he gitred ent r pinial fic, r roidng e ffan's mil drss s tat f e rgstred et.
The14 fint490.1621A. hll ecfy n he fdait f uauhoied se e nfrmton ht as ot torzed o e povdd.
The(2) crtayInformation fprovided tteto aythe jetsecretary nof fidvitstate fby uauhoiedanother segovernment atagency. s nomlte r ht he ertay f sate levs as eivrd tohe erearyf sae ith e itet o aass r frud e omstc r orin orortin or e ndvdul amd s fiat.
The(3) fieInformation fcollected heby crtaythe fsecretary tteof hllstate dptfrom na afiaitcredible fthird-party nutorzeddata eset. om n ccrdne ith is scton.
Sec.
20.
Section 490.1420, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION .
6.
The corporation concedes that the corporation has violated a provision or provisions of this chapter that are the subjects of the interrogatories served on the corporation pursuant to section 490.1621B.
Sec.
21.
Section 490.1421, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2026, are amended to read as follows:
1.
If the secretary of state determines that one or more grounds exist under section 490.1420, subsections 1 through 5, for dissolving a corporation, the secretary of state shall serve the corporation with written notice of such determination under section 490.504.
heIf crtayExcept fas ttespecified hllin odctsubsection n5, dinstatvethe rviwcorporation odoes eerinenot etercorrect eeach ilngground asfor thrzeddissolution oor ienifydemonstrate eto ttedthe fomainreasonable ssatisfaction ppicbe.of the secretary of state that each ground determined by the secretary of state does not exist within sixty days after service of the notice under section 490.504, the secretary of state shall administratively dissolve the corporation by signing a certificate of dissolution that recites the ground or grounds for dissolution and its effective date.
IfThe hesecretary crtayof fstate tteshall ocldsfile tatthe eoriginal ilngof wsthe otcertificate uhriedand oserve rvdea hecopy fomaionon eniiedthe incorporation eunder fidvi,section he490.504. ereay f tae hal rmply fle ataeent f moal th epet o he dnifed ifomtin, nd all omty aue he dntfed ifomain o eae o e ited s enifed r he Hose ie 68, .
6Sec. dmetc r frign rprtin.
22.
Section 490.1421, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION .
5.
If the corporation concedes that the corporation has violated a provision or provisions of this chapter that are the subject of the interrogatories served on the corporation pursuant to section 490.1621B, the secretary of state may immediately administratively dissolve the corporation by signing a certificate of dissolution that recites the ground or grounds for dissolution and its effective date.
The secretary of state shall file the original of the certificate House File 2678, p.
15 and serve a copy on the corporation under section 490.504.
Sec.
23.
NEW SECTION.
490.1621A Statement of removal —— removal of information not authorized to be provided.
1.
a.
A person whose name, street address, mailing address, or email address has, without that person’s authorization, been provided to the secretary of state as that of the registered agent or of the principal office in a domestic or foreign corporation filing may deliver to the secretary of state a notarized, sworn affidavit of unauthorized use that does all of the following:
(1) Identifies the domestic or foreign corporation registration by name and business number.
(2) Indicates the affiant’s mailing address.
(3) States that neither the affiant nor any agent of the affiant has authorized the filing identifying the affiant as the registered agent, providing the affiant’s street address or mailing address as an address of the registered agent or principal office, or providing the affiant’s email address as that of the registered agent.
b.
The affiant shall specify in the affidavit of unauthorized use the information that was not authorized to be provided.
c.
The secretary of state may reject an affidavit of unauthorized use that is incomplete or that the secretary of state believes was delivered to the secretary of state with the intent to harass or defraud the domestic or foreign corporation or the individual named as affiant.
d.
The office of the secretary of state shall adopt an affidavit of unauthorized use form in accordance with this section.
2.
The secretary of state shall conduct an administrative review to determine whether the filing was authorized to identify the stated information as applicable.
3.
If the secretary of state concludes that the filing was not authorized to provide the information identified in the affidavit, the secretary of state shall promptly file a statement of removal with respect to the identified information, and shall promptly cause the identified information to cease to be listed as identified for the House File 2678, p.
16 domestic or foreign corporation.
heThe crtaysecretary fof ttestate hllshall otnot agecharge aeea orfee efor fligthe ffiling nof fidvitan faffidavit athriedof seunauthorized druse ubecionunder rsubsection atteent1 for moala derstatement bsctonof .removal under subsection 3.
heThe iingfiling ofieoffice hllshall otnot tunreturn nyany efee aidpaid rfor ilngfiling ethe omstcdomestic ror fregnforeign opraioncorporation ligfiling detfididentified nin hethe fiavt.affidavit.
Upn5. ilng atteent f moa, he ereary f sate al end o e rncpal fie ddes r egstrd aen's ilng dres n eord r he oetic r regn crprtin, f n, a tce ttig hat e tteent f rmoal s een led d s fecive meitey.
TeUpon ntiefiling hlla lostatement taeof htremoval, hethe opoatonsecretary sof thutstate shall send to the principal office address or registered agent’s mailing address on record for the domestic or foreign corporation, if any, a rgiteednotice entstating rthat gitredthe entstatement drs,of sremoval ppicbe.has been filed and is effective immediately.
The crtaynotice fshall ttealso hllstate dptthat lesthe rsatcorporation tois caperwithout Aa ecssryregistered ragent eiabeor oregistered dmnstragent hisaddress, cto.as applicable.
Sc.6.
NEWThe CTON.secretary of state shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A necessary or desirable to administer this section.
9.12BSec. Ineroatres.
24.
NEW SECTION.
490.1621B Interrogatories.
1.
TeThe ecearysecretary fof atestate ymay eveserve neone ror remore witenwritten neroatrisinterrogatories egringregarding yany atermatter atthat etanspertains to aoetica rdomestic regnor opraionforeign dcorporation htand sthat itinis hewithin prvewthe fpurview eof ecetrythe fsecretary ateof fstate eif ecearythe fsecretary ateof rcevsstate ceibereceives nfrmtoncredible htinformation that a rprtincorporation sis eigbeing sedused to copishaccomplish arudlnt,a imna,fraudulent, rcriminal, nlwulor upoe.unlawful purpose.
Asb. sd n aagaph ", ceibe noraton"eas ay f he llwng:
()As Anused fiaitin fparagraph nutorzed“a”, e“credible sinformation” rviedmeans nany etonof 40.61A.the following:
()(1) IfomaionAn oiddaffidavit oof heunauthorized ertayuse fas taeprovided yin aohersection venmnt490.1621A. gny.
()(2) IfomaionInformation lecedprovided yto hethe cetrysecretary fof ttestate rmby aanother cedbegovernment tid-aryagency. ataet.
The(3) crtayInformation fcollected tteby hllthe evesecretary chof nerogtrisstate onfrom ea oesiccredible rthird-party oegndata opoatonset. ht s he bjct f te ntrogtoies y il t e ddes f he eiseed aet tat pers n e scetry f tt's eors at e ie he noraion qured y becion 1si rcevd, r f he rprtin as o eiteed gn, at e opoatons ricpal fie ddes hon n he crprtin's st eet benil eprt ied th he scrtry f tt.
Hose2. ie 67, .
7The .secretary of state shall serve such interrogatories on the domestic or foreign corporation that is the subject of the interrogatories by mail at the address of the registered agent that appears on the secretary of state’s records at the time the information required by subsection 1 is received, or if the corporation has no registered agent, at the corporation’s principal office address shown on the corporation’s most recent biennial report filed with the secretary of state.
TheHouse teroatresFile ut2678, ep. nserd y aeron ih te utoity o swr n ealf f e omsic r oein crprain tat s e ubet f he neroatris.
Ech17 iteroaory3. st e nweed n itng eartly nd in annr hat s spnive o e ntrrgtoy.
TeThe dclraininterrogatories nmust hebe opltdanswered itrrgaoresby ommuta eperson sgndwith ythe aeronauthority ihto heanswer thriyon obehalf inof nthe ehlfdomestic for heforeign crprtin.corporation that is the subject of the interrogatories.
ToEach einterrogatory osierdmust eposie,be heanswered mpeedin ndwriting gndseparately iteroaoresand omin usta emanner civdthat yis heresponsive ertayto fthe taeinterrogatory. by il r -prsn elvry ihin eny-ne ledar ys ater e om as ald.
AThe esonedeclaration oon nythe teroatrycompleted htinterrogatories nictesform omust ebe scrtaysigned fby ttea htperson hewith meticthe rauthority regnto rpraionsign voltdon nybehalf rviionof fthe iscorporation. aper ostttes e crprain's ncsson o uh ilain.
A4. aiure o sond o y ntrrgtoy itin he alotd tme nsittes e oesic r oegn opoatons cncsson at he rprain ioatd a ovson r povsons f is hptr ht re he bjcs f he iteroaores.
To be considered responsive, the completed and signed interrogatories form must be received by the secretary of state by mail or in-person delivery within twenty-one calendar days after the form was mailed.
5.
A response to any interrogatory that indicates to the secretary of state that the domestic or foreign corporation violated any provision of this chapter constitutes the corporation’s concession to such violation.
6.
A failure to respond to any interrogatory within the allotted time constitutes the domestic or foreign corporation’s concession that the corporation violated a provision or provisions of this chapter that are the subjects of the interrogatories.
fIf hethe crtaysecretary fof ttestate eeiesreceives aeposea oresponse ahto iteroaoryeach atinterrogatory nictesthat oheindicates erearyfto taethe hatsecretary eof dmetcstate rthat orignthe rpraindomestic asor otforeign oltdcorporation nyhas rviionnot violated any provision of isthis aper,chapter, ethe ecearysecretary fof atestate alshall tketake ono tin.action.
The8. crtay f tte hll dpt les rsant o caper 7Aecssry r eiabe o dmnitr his cto.
IISONThe Vsecretary TADTINALof OERTIEstate SSCITONSshall Sc.adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A necessary or desirable to administer this section.
SetinDIVISION 9.4,V ubecion,TRADITIONAL odeCOOPERATIVE 26,ASSOCIATIONS sSec. eded to ad s llw:
The25. cet s rvied n useton , he crtay f sate al ecrd ll cmets umited o d euied o be ld ith e ecetry f ate dr tis aper.
Sc.Section 499.44, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:
Setin1. 9.4, ode 2, ismeded y dig he fllwng ew bscto:
NWThe DSETIN.Except as provided in subsection 6, the secretary of state shall record all documents submitted to and required to be filed with the secretary of state under this chapter.
Sec.
26.
Section 499.44, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION .
, Te eceary f ate y euie a dcuet toe elveed y il r n esn f he ereary of ae rcivs reibe noraton ht he cuent s Hose ie 67, .
8 bing bmted or lig radletly r y e sd o acoplsh arudlet, rmna, r nlwfl upoe.
As sd n argaph ", ceibe noraton"eas ay f he llwig:
() An fiavt f nutorzed e s rvied n etin 49.0.
() Ifomaion ovdd o he ereay f tae y aoter oenmnt gny.
() Ifomaion llced y he crtry f tte rm a cedble id-ary ata t.
Sc.
NEW cton.
9.50 tteentf emvl — rmoal f fomtin ot thrzed oberoied.
AThe esonhoesecretary am,of tretstate drss,may ilngrequire drss,a ordocument alto ddessbe s,delivered ihutby htmail eronsor uhoiztin,in enperson povddif tohethe erearyfsecretary saeof sstate hatreceives fhecredible eiserdinformation aentrthat fthe hedocument rncplis ofceHouse nFile n2678, socaionp. lig ay dlier o e ecetry f ate aoarzd, wrn fidvit of auhried se at es ll f e oloin:
()18 Ienifesbeing hesubmitted scitinfor egstatonfiling yfraudulently meor ndmay bsiesbe nmer.used to accomplish a fraudulent, criminal, or unlawful purpose.
()b. Idiats he fints aiing des.
()As Satsused hatin iherparagraph e“a”, ffant“credible rinformation” nymeans entany fof ethe afintfollowing: s utorzed e iing enifing e fiat s te egserd get, rvdig he fiats sret dres or iing drss s n drss f he gitred ent r pinial fic, r roiing e ffan's mil drss s tat f e egstred et.
The(1) fintAn hllaffidavit ecfyof nunauthorized heffdaituse heas ifomainprovided fin nathriedsection e499.50. hat s ot uhried o e povdd.
The(2) crtayInformation fprovided tteto aythe jctsecretary nof fidvitstate fby uauhoiedanother segovernment atagency. s noplte r ht he crtay f sate levs as eivrd o he ereay f tae ith e itet o aass r frud e sscitin r he diidal nmeds ffan.
The(3) fieInformation fcollected heby crtaythe fsecretary tteof hllstate dptfrom na afiaitcredible fthird-party nutorzeddata eset. om n ccrdne ith is scton.
TheSec. crtay f tte hll odct n dinstatve Hose ie 67, .
927. rviw o eerine eter e flng as thrzed o ienify e tted fomain s ppicbe.
NEW SECTION.
499.50 Statement of removal —— removal of information not authorized to be provided.
1.
a.
A person whose name, street address, mailing address, or email address has, without that person’s authorization, been provided to the secretary of state as that of the registered agent or of the principal office in an association filing may deliver to the secretary of state a notarized, sworn affidavit of unauthorized use that does all of the following:
(1) Identifies the association registration by name and business number.
(2) Indicates the affiant’s mailing address.
(3) States that neither the affiant nor any agent of the affiant has authorized the filing identifying the affiant as the registered agent, providing the affiant’s street address or mailing address as an address of the registered agent or principal office, or providing the affiant’s email address as that of the registered agent.
b.
The affiant shall specify in the affidavit the information of unauthorized use that was not authorized to be provided.
c.
The secretary of state may reject an affidavit of unauthorized use that is incomplete or that the secretary of state believes was delivered to the secretary of state with the intent to harass or defraud the association or the individual named as affiant.
d.
The office of the secretary of state shall adopt an affidavit of unauthorized use form in accordance with this section.
2.
The secretary of state shall conduct an administrative House File 2678, p.
19 review to determine whether the filing was authorized to identify the stated information as applicable.
fIf hethe crtaysecretary fof ttestate ocldsconcludes tatthat ethe ilngfiling wswas otnot thriedauthorized oto rvieprovide hethe fomaioninformation eniiedidentified in ethe fidvi,affidavit, hethe ereaysecretary fof taestate halshall rmplypromptly flefile atteenta fstatement moalof thremoval epetwith orespect heto dnifedthe ifomtin,identified ndinformation, alland omtyshall cuepromptly hecause dntfedthe ifomainidentified oinformation eaeto ocease eto itedbe slisted enifedas ridentified hefor asoitin.the association.
heThe crtaysecretary fof ttestate hllshall otnot agecharge aeea orfee efor fligthe ffiling nof fidvitan faffidavit athriedof seunauthorized druse sbecionunder 1orsubsection atteent1 for moala derstatement bsctonof .removal under subsection 3.
heThe iingfiling ofieoffice hllshall otnot tunreturn nyany efee aidpaid rfor ilngfiling ethe sscitinassociation fligfiling detfididentified nin hethe fiavt.affidavit.
Upn5. ilng atteent f moa, te ereary f sate al end o e rncpal fie ddes r egstred aen's ilng dres n eord r he soiaio, f n, a oie saing at he aemnt f eovl as en ied ad s fecive meitey.
TeUpon otcefiling hlla sostatement tteof htremoval, tethe sscatonsecretary sof ihotstate shall send to the principal office address or registered agent’s mailing address on record for the association, if any, a gstrednotice entrstating rgstredthat aentthe des,statement sof ppiabe.removal has been filed and is effective immediately.
The crtaynotice fshall ttealso hllstate dptthat uesthe rsantassociation ois caperwithout 7Aecssrya rregistered eiabeagent oor dmnitrregistered tisagent cto.address, as applicable.
Sc.6.
NEWThe CTON.secretary of state shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A necessary or desirable to administer this section.
9.51Sec. neroatris.
28.
NEW SECTION.
499.51 Interrogatories.
1.
TeThe ecearysecretary fof atestate ymay eveserve neone ror remore itenwritten iteroaoresinterrogatories earingregarding yany atermatter atthat etanspertains oto nan asoiainassociation ndand htthat sis ihinwithin ethe uriewpurview fof ethe erearysecretary fof satestate fif ethe erearysecretary fof aestate ecivsreceives reilecredible noratoninformation tatthat nan soiaionassociation sis igbeing sedused oto coplshaccomplish arudlet,a cimnl,fraudulent, rcriminal, nawulor upse.unlawful purpose.
Asb. sd n aagaph ", ceibe noraton"eas ay f he llwig:
()As Anused fiavtin fparagraph nutorzed“a”, e“credible sinformation” rviedmeans nany etinof 4950.the following:
()(1) IfomaionAn ovddaffidavit oof heunauthorized ereayuse fas taeprovided yin aotersection venmnt499.50. gny.
()(2) IfomaionInformation llcedprovided yto hethe crtrysecretary fof ttestate rmby aanother cedbegovernment tid-aryagency. ata t.
The(3) crtayInformation fcollected tteby hllthe evesecretary chof nerogtoisstate Hosefrom iea 67,credible .third-party data set.
02. on e sscaton ht s he bjct f he tergaores by il t e ddess f e eiserd get ht ppars n te ecetry f at's eods t he me he frmtin rqured y becion 1s eeve, r f he soiaion hs o egserd get, t e sscitin's icial fice adrss hwn n e sscitons ost cet innal eort fled th e ecetry f at.
The secretary of state shall serve such interrogatories House File 2678, p.
20 on the association that is the subject of the interrogatories by mail at the address of the registered agent that appears on the secretary of state’s records at the time the information required by subsection 1 is received, or if the association has no registered agent, at the association’s principal office address shown on the association’s most recent biennial report filed with the secretary of state.
heThe teroatresinterrogatories utmust ebe nserdanswered yby aerona ihperson tewith utoitythe oauthority swrto nanswer ealfon fbehalf eof sscatonthe htassociation that is ethe ujetsubject fof hethe neroatris.interrogatories.
EchEach neroatryinterrogatory mstmust ebe swredanswered nin itngwriting eaatlyseparately ndand nin annra hatmanner that is spniveresponsive oto ethe ntrrgtoy.interrogatory.
TeThe ecartondeclaration non hethe cmpetdcompleted ntrogtoiesinterrogatories rmform stmust ebe inedsigned yby arsna ithperson tewith utoitythe oauthority gnto nsign eafon fbehalf heof soiaio.the association.
oTo ebe osierdconsidered eposie,responsive, hethe mpeedcompleted ndand gndsigned iteroaoresinterrogatories omform ustmust ebe civdreceived yby hethe ertaysecretary fof taestate by ilmail ror -prsnin-person elvrydelivery ihinwithin eny-netwenty-one ledarcalendar ysdays aterafter ethe omform aswas ald.mailed.
A5. esone o ny teroatry ht nictes o e scrtay f tte ht he soiaion oltd ny rviion of is aper osttues e sscitins cnesion o sch iltin.
A aiureresponse oto sondany ointerrogatory ythat ntrrgtoyindicates itinto hethe alotdsecretary tmeof nsittesstate ethat socatonsthe onesinassociation hatviolated eany asoiainprovision ioatdof athis ovsonchapter rconstitutes rviiosthe fassociation’s hsconcession haterto tatsuch eviolation. he ujets f e ntrrgaoie.
If6. he crtay f tte eeies aepose o ah iteroaory at nicts tohe erearyf tae hat e asoiain as ot oltd ny rviion f is ape, te scrtay f tte hll ae o cio.
TheA crtayfailure fto tterespond hllto dptany lesinterrogatory rsantwithin othe caperallotted Atime ecssryconstitutes rthe eiabeassociation’s oconcession dmnitrthat histhe cto.association violated a provision or provisions of this chapter that are the subjects of the interrogatories.
Sc.7.
SetinIf 9.7,the odesecretary 2,of ismededstate yreceives diga heresponse fllwngto eweach bscto:interrogatory that indicates to the secretary of state that the association has not violated any provision of this chapter, the secretary of state shall take no action.
NW8. USETIN.
The soiainsecretary cnedsof hatstate eshall asoiainadopt asrules ilaedpursuant arviionto rchapter ovsons17A fnecessary isor caperdesirable atto readminister ethis ubetssection. f he teroaores eved n te sscaton usunt o cton 9.1.
Sc.Sec.
Setin29. 9.7, ubecios 1nd , oe 06, re Hose ie 67, .
1Section aened499.76, oCode ad2026, sis olws:amended by adding the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION .
5.
The association concedes that the association has violated a provision or provisions of this chapter that are the subjects of the interrogatories served on the association pursuant to section 599.51.
Sec.
30.
Section 499.77, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2026, are House File 2678, p.
21 amended to read as follows:
fIf hethe crtaysecretary fof ttestate eerinsdetermines htthat neone ror oemore goudsgrounds xstexist derunder ctonsection 9.6,susetins499.76, 1houhsubsections ,1 frthrough isovig4, nfor ssciton,dissolving ean ecetryassociation, fthe ttesecretary allof srvestate eshall socatonserve ythe riaryassociation ilby ihordinary ritnmail otcewith fwritten tenotice ecetryof fthe at'ssecretary eeriatonof usuntstate’s odetermination etonpursuant 49.5.to section 499.75.
-ExeptIf sExcept ecfedas nspecified usetinin ,subsection f5, heif asoiaionoesthe tassociation orectdoes chnot oudcorrect oreach isouionground rfor dmostatedissolution oheor esoabedemonstrate atsacionto fthe ereasonable ecearysatisfaction fof satethe atsecretary chof rundstate temnedthat yeach eground ecetrydetermined fby atethe dessecretary otof itstate itindoes itynot ysexist ferwithin eviesixty fdays heafter tieservice sof prfctdthe usuntnotice ois etinperfected 9.7,pursuant heto ereaysection f499.75, taethe sallsecretary miitrtielyof sslestate teshall socatonadministratively ydissolve inngthe association by signing a crtfiaecertificate fof isoltindissolution htthat rctesrecites ethe rondground ror oudsgrounds frfor isoltondissolution ndand sits ffctveeffective te.date.
heThe ertaysecretary fof taestate sallshall lefile ethe riinloriginal fof hethe rtfiatecertificate dand eveserve aopya ncopy teon sscitonthe usuntassociation opursuant etonto 9.7.section 499.75.
Sc.Sec.
Setin31. 997, ode 2, is eded y dig he fllwig ew bscto:
NWSection UBETIN.499.77, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION .
fIf hethe soiaionassociation nedsconcedes hatthat it shas ioaedviolated aroisona rprovision ovsinsor fprovisions hsof hptrthis tatchapter rethat eare ujetsthe fsubjects heof trrgaoresthe evdinterrogatories nserved heon asoiaionthe ruatassociation opursuant ecinto 4951,section e499.51, ecearythe fsecretary ateof mystate mmditlymay dinstatvlyimmediately isoveadministratively hedissolve soitinthe yassociation sgnngby aetiictesigning fa isluioncertificate atof eitsdissolution hethat oudrecites rthe goudsground ror isoltingrounds ndfor sdissolution ffctveand ae.its effective date.
heThe erearysecretary of atestate alshall ilefile ethe riialoriginal fof hethe rtfcaecertificate ndand eveserve a cpycopy non ethe sscitinassociation nerunder etinsection 997.499.75.
DIIIONDIVISION IVI MUTILEMULTIPLE OSNGHOUSING OPEATVESCOOPERATIVES Sc.Sec.
Setin32. 9A., ode 2, is eded y dig he fllwig ew bscto:
NWSection USETIN.499A.1, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION .
Tea. eceary f ate y eqie a dcuet toe elveed y il r n esn f he ereary of ate civs reibe nfraton ht he cuent s bing bited or lig radletly r y e sd o acoplsh arudlet, rmna, r nlwfl upoe.
AsThe sdsecretary nof aagaphstate ",may 'rdbeinoraton"easrequire Hosea iedocument 67,to .be delivered by mail or in person if the secretary of state receives credible information that the document is being submitted for filing fraudulently or may be used to accomplish a fraudulent, criminal, or unlawful purpose.
2b. ay f he llwig:
()As Anused fiavtin fparagraph natorzed“a”, e.“credible information” means House File 2678, p.
he22 erearyany fof satethe alfollowing: ccpt nd viw n fidvit f athried se cmpetd nd bmttd o he crtay f tae ner hs scton n e ame nnr s he crtay f tte ceps ad eves a bmttd ffdvit f auhoizd se der scton 9.0.
()(1) InomaionAn ovddaffidavit oof heunauthorized ereayuse. f tae y aoter oenmnt gny.
()The Ifomaionsecretary llcedof ystate heshall crtryaccept fand ttereview rman affidavit of unauthorized use completed and submitted to the secretary of state under this section in the same manner as the secretary of state accepts and reviews a cedblesubmitted id-aryaffidavit ataof t.unauthorized use under section 499.50.
DVSIN(2) IIInformation COSEprovided OERTIESto Sc.the secretary of state by another government agency.
Setin(3) 0115,Information oecollected 02,by sthe mnddsecretary yof ddngstate tefrom oloinga wcredible ubecin:third-party data set.
NWDIVISION USETIN.VII CLOSE COOPERATIVES Sec.
33.
Section 501.105, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION .
Te ecetry f ate y eqie a dcuet toe elveed y il r n esn f he ereary of ae rcivs reibe nfraton ht he cuent s bing bited or lig radletly r y e sd o acoplsh arudlet, rmna, r nlwfl upoe.
, As sd n aagaph ", 'rdbeinoraton"eas ay f he llwig:
() An fiavt f nutorzed e s rvied n etin 51.1A.
() Ifomaion ovdd o he ereay f tae y aoter oenmnt gny.
() Ifomaion llced y he crtry f tte rm a cedbe tid-ary ata t.
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Signed by Governor.
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Message from Senate.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (51)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Art Staed | Democrat | Yea |
| Catelin Drey | Democrat | Yea |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Yea |
| Herman C. Quirmbach | Democrat | Yea |
| Izaah Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Janet Petersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Janice Weiner | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Blake | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Zimmer | Democrat | Yea |
| Molly Donahue | Democrat | Yea |
| Renee Hardman | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah Trone Garriott | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sarah Trone Garriott | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Thomas Townsend | Democrat | Yea |
| Tony Bisignano | Democrat | Yea |
| William A. Dotzler Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Zach Wahls | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Adrian Dickey | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Sinclair | Republican | Yea |
| Annette Sweeney | Republican | Yea |
| Carrie Koelker | Republican | Yea |
| Charlie McClintock | Republican | Yea |
| Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dawson | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Sires | Republican | Yea |
| David D. Rowley | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dawn Driscoll | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Guth | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Campbell | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Whitver | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Schultz | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Reichman | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Taylor | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Green | Republican | Yea |
| Julian B. Garrett | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kara Warme | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Rozenboom | Republican | Yea |
| Kerry Gruenhagen | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Alons | Republican | Yea |
| Lynn Evans | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Costello | Republican | Yea |
| Mark S. Lofgren | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bousselot | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Klimesh | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Pike | Republican | Yea |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Webster | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Kraayenbrink | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Shipley | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 47 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 88 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 3% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (102)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Samad | — | Yea |
| Jr. | — | Yea |
| Best | — | Yea |
| Buck | — | Yea |
| Cahill | — | Yea |
| Carlson | — | Yea |
| Deyoe | — | Yea |
| Forbes | — | Yea |
| Fry | — | Yea |
| Graber | — | Yea |
| Gustafson | — | Yea |
| Isenhart | — | Yea |
| Kniff | — | Yea |
| Osmundson | — | Yea |
| Sexton | — | Yea |
| Sherman | — | Yea |
| Steckman | — | Yea |
| Scheetz | — | Not Voting |
| Stoltenberg | — | Not Voting |
| Thompson, P. | — | Not Voting |
| Adam Zabner | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Yea |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Yea |
| Austin Baeth | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Yea |
| Brian Meyer | Democrat | Yea |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Yea |
| Dr. Megan L. Srinivas | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Elinor A. Levin | Democrat | Yea |
| Elizabeth Wilson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Eric J. Gjerde | Democrat | Nay |
| Heather Matson | Democrat | Yea |
| J.D. Scholten | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeff Cooling | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Konfrst | Democrat | Yea |
| Jerome Amos Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Josh Turek | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ken Croken | Democrat | Yea |
| Kenan Judge | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsay James | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Lee Madison | Democrat | Yea |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Nay |
| Ross Wilburn | Democrat | Yea |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Yea |
| Sean Bagniewski | Democrat | Yea |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Yea |
| Tracy A. Ehlert | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann Meyer | Republican | Yea |
| Austin Harris | Republican | Yea |
| Barb Kniff McCulla | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Gustoff | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Henderson | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brent Siegrist | Republican | Yea |
| Brian K. Lohse | Republican | Yea |
| Brooke Boden | Republican | Yea |
| Carter F. Nordman | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Ingels | Republican | Yea |
| Charley Thomson | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Golding | Republican | Yea |
| Craig P. Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Gehlbach | Republican | Yea |
| David E. Young | Republican | Yea |
| David Sieck | Republican | Nay |
| Dean Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Derek Wulf | Republican | Yea |
| Devon Wood | Republican | Yea |
| Dr. Steven P. Bradley | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie Andrews | Republican | Yea |
| Gary M. Mohr | Republican | Yea |
| Hans C. Wilz | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Hora | Republican | Yea |
| Helena Hayes | Republican | Not Voting |
| Henry Stone | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Bossman | Republican | Yea |
| Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | Yea |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Dunwell | Republican | Yea |
| Joshua Meggers | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Cisneros | Republican | Yea |
| Mark I. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Rinker | Republican | Yea |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Vondran | Republican | Yea |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Yea |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Yea |
| Ray Sorensen | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Latham | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Yea |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Not Voting |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Yea |
| Taylor R. Collins | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Gerhold | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas M. Jeneary | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Determann | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Shipley | Republican | Yea |
| Zach Dieken | Republican | Not Voting |
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