House
File
2138
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2138
BY
PETTENGILL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
nonprofit
corporation
filing
requirements.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
504.132,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
1
as
follows:
2
504.132
Secretary
of
state
——
internet
site.
3
1.
The
secretary
of
state
shall
place
on
the
secretary
4
of
state’s
internet
site
a
link
to
a
free
internet
site
with
5
completed
internal
revenue
service
forms
990
and
990EZ.
6
2.
The
secretary
of
state
shall
create
a
searchable
database
7
available
on
the
secretary
of
state’s
internet
site
providing
8
electronic
links
to
the
articles
of
incorporation
described
9
in
section
504.202,
the
bylaws
described
in
section
504.206,
10
and
the
emergency
bylaws
described
in
section
504.207
of
each
11
domestic
corporation
and
each
foreign
corporation
authorized
to
12
transact
business
in
this
state.
13
Sec.
2.
Section
504.206,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
14
following
new
subsection:
15
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
By
January
1,
2015,
each
domestic
16
corporation,
and
each
foreign
corporation
authorized
to
17
transact
business
in
this
state,
shall
deliver
a
copy
of
the
18
bylaws
adopted
pursuant
to
this
section
to
the
secretary
of
19
state
for
filing.
20
Sec.
3.
Section
504.207,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
21
following
new
subsection:
22
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
By
January
1,
2015,
each
domestic
23
corporation,
and
each
foreign
corporation
authorized
to
24
transact
business
in
this
state,
that
has
adopted
emergency
25
bylaws
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
deliver
a
copy
of
the
26
emergency
bylaws
to
the
secretary
of
state
for
filing.
27
EXPLANATION
28
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
29
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
30
This
bill
relates
to
nonprofit
corporation
filing
31
requirements.
32
The
bill
requires
that
each
domestic
nonprofit
corporation,
33
and
each
foreign
nonprofit
corporation
authorized
to
transact
34
business
in
this
state,
deliver
a
copy
of
the
corporation’s
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bylaws
to
the
secretary
of
state
for
filing
and
a
copy
of
1
the
corporation’s
emergency
bylaws
if
that
corporation
has
2
adopted
such
emergency
bylaws
for
filing.
These
corporations
3
are
required
to
make
such
filings
by
January
1,
2015.
The
4
secretary
of
state
is
generally
required
to
collect
a
fee
5
for
documents
required
or
permitted
to
be
filed,
pursuant
to
6
current
Code
section
504.113.
7
The
bill
further
requires
that
the
secretary
of
state
create
8
a
searchable
database
available
on
the
secretary
of
state’s
9
internet
site
providing
links
to
the
bylaws,
emergency
bylaws,
10
and
articles
of
incorporation
required
to
be
filed
by
nonprofit
11
corporations
with
the
secretary
of
state.
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