# Iowa HF 985: A bill for an act relating to services provided by the secretary of state, providing fees, and making appropriations.(Formerly HF 198, HSB 17.)

Iowa HF 985, A bill for an act relating to services provided by the secretary of state, providing fees, and making appropriations.(Formerly HF 198, HSB 17.), is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS; status failed, last action 2026-01-25 (Subcommittee: Bousselot, Bisignano, and Schultz.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Iowa HF 985
- State: Iowa
- Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: A bill for an act relating to services provided by the secretary of state, providing fees, and making appropriations.(Formerly HF 198, HSB 17.)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-07
- Last action: 2026-01-25, Subcommittee: Bousselot, Bisignano, and Schultz.
- Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: ways and means
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (90 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-12 | House | Passed House | pass | 90 | 0 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-01-25: Subcommittee: Bousselot, Bisignano, and Schultz. (legislature)
- 2025-12-31: * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * * (legislature)
- 2025-06-16: Referred to Ways and Means. (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: Explanation of vote. (House)
- 2025-05-12: Read first time, attached to SF 629. (Senate)
- 2025-05-12: Message from House. (Senate)
- 2025-05-12: Immediate message. (House)
- 2025-05-12: Passed House, yeas 90, nays 0. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Fiscal note. (legislature)
- 2025-04-07: Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF985.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF985.pdf)

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- [SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Former…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2471-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF985-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).