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HB 977: Virtual Currency Kiosk Businesses

GENERAL BILL by Steele ; Daley

Virtual Currency Kiosk Businesses; Requires OFR to supervise virtual currency kiosk businesses; provides legislative intent; prohibits virtual currency kiosk business from operating without registering; requires certain entities to be licensed as money services businesses; provides that registration is not transferable or assignable; specifies requirements for certain disclosures & attestations; requires registrant to transact business under its legal name; requires registrant to hold new customers' assets in initial transactions in segregated wallets for specified period before initiating transactions; authorizes customers to request refunds during such holding periods; authorizes such customers' assets to be sold at market value & returned to customers; requires certain customers to be queried for specified information; provides criminal penalties.

Effective Date: 1/1/2025
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/20/2023 House • Filed
    1/5/2024 House • Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    • Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/8/2024 House • Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

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  • HB 977, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/20/2023 at 4:20 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1059 Fees/Virtual Currency Kiosks Steele Linked Last Action: 1/9/2024 H Withdrawn prior to introduction
    S 662 (c1) Virtual Currency Kiosk Businesses Burton Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Fiscal Policy
    S 1182 Fees/Virtual Currency Kiosk Business Burton Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Banking and Insurance

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    560.103 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    560.105 Supervisory powers; rulemaking. Page 4 (pdf)
    560.501 Page 5 (pdf)
    560.502 Page 5 (pdf)
    560.503 Page 7 (pdf)
    560.504 Page 11 (pdf)
    560.505 Page 15 (pdf)
    560.506 Page 16 (pdf)
    560.507 Page 17 (pdf)

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