Bitcoin; authorizing persons to receive payment in bitcoin; requiring State Treasurer to create certain request. Effective date.

SB 2064 authorizes the State of Oklahoma, state employees, private businesses, and individuals to use Bitcoin for payments, salaries, and transactions without requiring it to be legal tender. It exempts certain digital asset firms from state money transmitter licensing and allows state workers to elect Bitcoin compensation (valued at market rate at transaction time), while requiring vendors to specify Bitcoin payment preferences in contracts. The State Treasurer must select a vendor by January 1, 2027, to handle Bitcoin payments through a competitive request for proposal, considering fees, security, and speed. The Oklahoma Tax Commission must issue tax guidance on digital asset payments by the same deadline. The bill takes effect November 1, 2026.