Connecticut Cryptocurrency Laws
Regulation of Digital Currencies: Cryptocurrency, Bitcoins, Blockchain Technology
| Connecticut | HB 5417 Passed House 5/22/19 |
Establishes a task force to study on blockchain technology for use in managing elector registration, including for the purpose of reducing duplicate registrations within the ledger upon which elector information is stored. |
| Connecticut | HB 6062 Failed Joint Favorable deadline 4/3/19 |
Establishes a task force to study the use of blockchain technology, or other similar technology, for the purpose of casting votes at an election by means of the internet. |
| Connecticut | HB 7310
Failed Joint Favorable deadline 3/19/19 |
Authorizes the use of smart contracts in commerce in the state. |
| Connecticut | SB 1032 | This bill requires the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) secretary to develop a plan to incorporate blockchain technology to make a state administrative function more efficient by Oct. 1, 2020, and in consultation with the Department of Administrative Service’s Division of Information Technology’s chief information officer. By Oct. 1, 2021, the OPM secretary must submit the plan to the Commerce and Government Administration and Elections committees. |
| Connecticut | SB 1033 Failed Joint Favorable deadline 3/19/19 |
Prohibits the use of non-compete agreements in the blockchain technology industry. |
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