2025 Regular SessionKentucky Legislature

HB701: AN ACT relating to blockchain digital assets.

Legislative Summary

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 369 to define terms relating to blockchain technology; allow individuals to use digital assets and self-hosted wallets; prohibit local zoning changes that discriminate against a digital asset mining business; provide guidelines for operation of a node; amend KRS 286.11-007 to exclude home digital asset mining, digital asset mining business, and the operation of a node from money transmitter license requirements; amend KRS 292.340 to provide that digital asset mining or staking as a service shall not be deemed to be offering or selling a security.

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Bill History

2/19/2025
introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
to Banking & Insurance (H)
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
2nd reading, to Rules
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 28, 2025
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
3rd reading, passed 91-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
received in Senate
Senate
3/4/2025
to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate
3/6/2025
to Banking & Insurance (S)
Senate
3/11/2025
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
Senate
3/12/2025
2nd reading, to Rules
Senate
3/12/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 13, 2025
Senate
3/13/2025
3rd reading, passed 37-0
Senate
3/14/2025
received in House
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
delivered to Governor
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 50)
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Committee Substitute

House Committee Substitute 1

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3540
3/13/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS# 125
2/28/2025
91
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Adam Bowling
Adam Bowling
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197099.1 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197094.1 KB
Chaptered
Bill Text1/1/197088.3 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image3/14/202540.7 KB