An Act allowing for fiscal resilience through strategic investment in stable digital financial assets
This bill allows Massachusetts state funds (including the General Fund, Stabilization Fund, and pension systems) to invest up to 10% of eligible accounts in Bitcoin and other stable digital assets as a hedge against inflation. It requires these assets to be held through strictly defined secure custody solutions - like government-controlled storage in multiple data centers with multi-party transaction approvals - to protect state funds. The bill also imposes a 5% excise tax on digital currency transactions and mandates that digital assets be treated as cash equivalents for tax purposes. These provisions directly affect how the state treasurer manages public funds and pension investments.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Last action Mar 18, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Revenue
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Worrell
DDemocratic
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