TECHNOLOGY: Creates the Task Force on Blockchain and Digital Innovation.
This bill establishes a Task Force on Blockchain and Digital Innovation to study and report on developments in these technologies. The legislation directly affects the secretary of state, who is tasked with leading or overseeing the task force's work. Key provisions include setting the task force's operational timeline and explicitly assigning the secretary of state as the responsible official. Recent amendments adjust specific dates within the bill and clarify the secretary of state's role in the process.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Governor
Introduced May 12, 2026
Last action Jun 1, 2026
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May 13, 2026
MINOR
The bill was amended to extend the deadline for the Digital Assets Task Force to submit its final report from February 1, 2027, to May 1, 2027, providing the group additional time to complete its study. The amendment also added the Secretary of State to the list of officials who must receive a copy of the final resolution.
TIMELINE
The deadline for the task force to submit its final report was extended from February 1, 2027, to May 1, 2027.
REQUIREMENT
The Secretary of State was added to the list of state officials required to receive a copy of the final resolution.
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2026 · House Jun 1, 2026
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
May 13, 2026
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Jun 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read by title, concurred in by vote of 90 yeas, 0 nays.
lower
May 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Discharged from the Committee on Commerce.
lower
May 19, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
lower
May 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate amendments read and adopted. Read by title and adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays; ordered engrossed and sent to the House.
upper
May 12, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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