2025 HB 264 (HEA 25, Ch. 47) — Central bank digital currency prohibitions (W.S. 9-14-601)

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ORIGINAL HOUSE                                        ENGROSSED
BILL NO. HB0264

       ENROLLED ACT NO. 25, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

       SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
                   2025 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to administration of the government;
prohibiting state agencies from requiring a central bank
digital currency as payment; prohibiting state agencies
from spending public funds as specified; and providing for
an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

    Section 1.    W.S. 9-14-601 is created to read:

                         ARTICLE 6
           CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY PROHIBITION

     9-14-601.    Central bank digital currency; prohibition;
definitions.

     (a) No state agency shall require payment in the form
of a central bank digital currency for any government
service, or for the payment of any taxes or fees.

     (b) No state agency shall use public funds to assist
in any manner in the testing, adoption or implementation of
a central bank digital currency.

    (c)   As used in this article:

          (i) "Central bank digital currency" means a
digital medium of exchange, token or monetary unit of
account issued directly by the United States federal
reserve system or any analogous federal agency;

          (ii) "State agency" means the state of Wyoming
or any of its branches, agencies, departments, boards,
instrumentalities or institutions.

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ORIGINAL HOUSE                                       ENGROSSED
BILL NO. HB0264

       ENROLLED ACT NO. 25, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

       SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
                   2025 GENERAL SESSION

     Section 2. This act is effective immediately upon
completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
Constitution.

                             (END)

Speaker of the House                  President of the Senate

                           Governor

                  TIME APPROVED: _________

                  DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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