An Act creating a pilot program to explore digital innovation in government

This bill creates a pilot program to test using blockchain technology for storing real property ownership records in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative will work with at least one registry of deeds to implement a backup system that runs parallel to the current system, examining how blockchain can support property records and identifying legal barriers. The program must conclude within one year, followed by a report assessing feasibility and advising on potential full deployment, to be submitted to several state legislative committees. The pilot directly affects property record-keeping systems and the entities managing them, without changing existing laws.