2025-2026 Regular SessionAlaska Legislature

SB86: Money Transmission; Virtual Currency

Legislative Summary

An Act relating to the business of money transmission; relating to licenses for money transmission, licensure requirements, and registration through a nationwide multistate licensing system; relating to the use of virtual currency for money transmission; relating to authorized delegates of a licensee; relating to acquisition of control of a license; relating to record retention and reporting requirements; authorizing the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development to cooperate with other states in the regulation of money transmission; relating to permissible investments; relating to violations and enforcement of money transmission laws; relating to exemptions to money transmission licensure requirements; relating to payroll processing services; relating to currency exchange licenses; amending Rules 79 and 82, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure; and providing for an effective date.

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Bill History

2/5/2025
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
Senate
2/5/2025
L&C, FIN
Senate
3/10/2025
L&C RPT 3DP
Senate
3/10/2025
DP: BJORKMAN, DUNBAR, YUNDT
Senate
3/10/2025
FN1: (CED)
Senate
4/14/2025
FIN RPT CS 4DP 2NR SAME TITLE
Senate
4/14/2025
DP: OLSON, HOFFMAN, MERRICK, KIEHL
Senate
4/14/2025
NR: STEDMAN, CRONK
Senate
4/14/2025
FN1: (CED)
Senate
4/30/2025
RULES TO CALENDAR 4/30/2025
Senate
4/30/2025
READ THE SECOND TIME
Senate
4/30/2025
FIN CS ADOPTED UC
Senate
4/30/2025
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/2 CAL
Senate
5/2/2025
READ THE THIRD TIME CSSB 86(FIN)
Senate
5/2/2025
PASSED Y17 N- E3
Senate
5/2/2025
COURT RULE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
Senate
5/2/2025
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
Senate
5/2/2025
TRANSMITTED TO (H)
Senate
5/2/2025
VERSION: CSSB 86(FIN)
Senate
5/5/2025
READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
House of Representatives
5/5/2025
FIN
House of Representatives
5/5/2025
REFERRED TO FINANCE
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading - Final Passage Court Rule(s) Effective Date(s)
5/2/2025
17
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(5/2/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Finance(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Jesse Kiehl
Jesse Kiehl
Democrat

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/14/2025717.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/5/2025714.4 KB