Bill Text: IA HF2402 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the resignations of registered agents serving certain business entities. (Formerly HSB 529.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2020-06-17 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 790. [HF2402 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF2402-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
THE
RESIGNATIONS
OF
REGISTERED
AGENTS
SERVING
CERTAIN
BUSINESS
ENTITIES.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
486A.1213,
subsection
3,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3.
The
agency
appointment
is
terminated,
and
the
registered
office
discontinued
if
so
provided,
A
statement
of
resignation
takes
effect
on
the
earlier
of
the
following:
a.
12:01
a.m.
on
the
thirty-first
day
after
the
date
on
which
the
statement
of
resignation
was
it
is
filed
with
the
secretary
of
state
.
b.
The
designation
of
a
new
registered
agent
for
the
partnership.
Sec.
2.
Section
488.116,
subsection
3,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3.
A
registered
agency
for
service
of
process
is
terminated
on
the
date
on
which
the
statement
of
resignation
was
filed
with
the
secretary
of
state.
A
statement
of
resignation
takes
effect
on
the
earlier
of
the
following:
a.
12:01
a.m.
on
the
thirty-first
day
after
the
day
on
which
it
is
filed
with
the
secretary
of
state.
b.
The
designation
of
a
new
registered
agent
for
the
limited
partnership.
Sec.
3.
Section
489.115,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
House
File
2402,
p.
2
2.
The
agency
appointment
is
terminated,
and
the
registered
office
discontinued
if
so
provided,
on
the
date
on
which
the
statement
was
filed.
A
statement
of
resignation
takes
effect
on
the
earlier
of
the
following:
a.
12:01
a.m.
on
the
thirty-first
day
after
the
day
on
which
it
is
filed
with
the
secretary
of
state.
b.
The
designation
of
a
new
registered
agent
for
the
limited
liability
company.
Sec.
4.
Section
490.503,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
The
agency
appointment
is
terminated,
and
the
registered
office
discontinued
if
so
provided,
on
the
date
on
which
the
statement
was
filed.
A
statement
of
resignation
takes
effect
on
the
earlier
of
the
following:
a.
12:01
a.m.
on
the
thirty-first
day
after
the
day
on
which
it
is
filed
with
the
secretary
of
state.
b.
The
designation
of
a
new
registered
agent
for
the
corporation.
Sec.
5.
Section
490.1509,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
The
agency
appointment
is
terminated,
and
the
registered
office
discontinued
if
so
provided,
on
the
date
on
which
the
statement
was
filed.
A
statement
of
resignation
takes
effect
on
the
earlier
of
the
following:
a.
12:01
a.m.
on
the
thirty-first
day
after
the
day
on
which
it
is
filed
with
the
secretary
of
state.
b.
The
designation
of
a
new
registered
agent
for
the
foreign
corporation.
Sec.
6.
Section
499.74,
subsection
3,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3.
The
agency
appointment
is
terminated,
and
the
registered
office
discontinued
if
so
provided,
A
statement
of
resignation
takes
effect
on
the
earlier
of
the
following:
a.
12:01
a.m.
on
the
thirty-first
day
after
the
date
on
which
the
statement
was
it
is
filed
with
the
secretary
of
state
.
b.
The
designation
of
a
new
registered
agent
for
the
association.
Sec.
7.
Section
501.106,
subsection
5,
paragraph
b,
Code
House
File
2402,
p.
3
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
The
agency
appointment
is
terminated,
and
the
registered
office
discontinued
if
so
provided,
on
the
date
on
which
the
statement
was
filed.
A
statement
of
resignation
takes
effect
on
the
earlier
of
the
following:
(1)
12:01
a.m.
on
the
thirty-first
day
after
the
day
on
which
it
is
filed
with
the
secretary
of
state.
(2)
The
designation
of
a
new
registered
agent
for
the
association.
Sec.
8.
Section
501A.403,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
The
agency
appointment
is
terminated,
and
the
registered
office
discontinued
if
so
provided,
on
the
date
on
which
the
statement
is
filed
by
the
secretary.
A
statement
of
resignation
takes
effect
on
the
earlier
of
the
following:
a.
12:01
a.m.
on
the
thirty-first
day
after
the
day
on
which
it
is
filed
with
the
secretary
of
state.
b.
The
designation
of
a
new
registered
agent
for
the
cooperative.
Sec.
9.
Section
501B.11,
subsection
4,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4.
a.
An
amendment
to
or
cancellation
of
a
statement
appointing
an
agent
to
receive
service
of
process
must
meet
the
requirements
for
executing
an
original
statement.
An
agent
may
resign
by
filing
a
resignation
in
the
office
of
the
secretary
of
state
and
giving
notice
to
the
association.
b.
A
statement
of
resignation
takes
effect
on
the
earlier
of
the
following:
(1)
12:01
a.m.
on
the
thirty-first
day
after
the
day
on
which
it
is
filed
with
the
secretary
of
state.
(2)
The
designation
of
a
new
registered
agent
for
the
association.
Sec.
10.
Section
504.503,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
The
agency
appointment
is
terminated,
and
the
registered
office
discontinued
if
so
provided,
on
the
date
the
statement
was
filed.
A
statement
of
resignation
takes
effect
on
the
earlier
of
the
following:
House
File
2402,
p.
4
a.
12:01
a.m.
on
the
thirty-first
day
after
the
day
on
which
it
is
filed
with
the
secretary
of
state.
b.
The
designation
of
a
new
registered
agent
for
the
corporation.
Sec.
11.
Section
504.1509,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
The
agency
appointment
is
terminated,
and
the
registered
office
discontinued
if
so
provided,
on
the
date
on
which
the
statement
is
filed
with
the
secretary
of
state.
A
statement
of
resignation
takes
effect
on
the
earlier
of
the
following:
a.
12:01
a.m.
on
the
thirty-first
day
after
the
day
on
which
it
is
filed
with
the
secretary
of
state.
b.
The
designation
of
a
new
registered
agent
for
the
foreign
corporation.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
CHARLES
SCHNEIDER
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2402,
Eighty-eighth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2020
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor