Relating to: the regulation of digital assets.
SB 535 prevents local governments and state agencies from blocking digital asset use. It allows people to pay for legal goods/services with digital assets (like crypto) and store them using personal digital wallets (self-hosted or hardware devices). The bill defines key terms like "blockchain" and "staking" but focuses on prohibiting government restrictions on these activities. It directly affects cities, counties, state departments, and residents using digital assets for payments or custody.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Oct 17, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Amendments
1
Oct 30, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Testin
upper
Oct 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Senator Testin;
cosponsored by Representatives Neylon, Gustafson, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug and Tranel
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patrick Testin
RRepublican
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