Sonya Harper
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 6
Creates the Blockchain Business Development Act. Provides for the creation and regulation of personal information protection companies. Provides for the creation and regulation of blockchain-based limited liability companies as businesses that utilize blockchain technology for a material portion of their business activities. Provides for a public record blockchain study and report. Provides for a blockchain insurance and banking study and report. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to incorporate into one or more of its economic development marketing and business support programs, events, and activities topics concerning blockchain technology and financial technology. Defines terms. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Removes provisions concerning the creation and regulation of personal information protection companies. In provisions concerning a public record blockchain study and report, provides that the Secretary of State shall recommend legislation, including uniform laws, necessary to support the possible use of blockchain technology for public records (currently, support the possible use of blockchain technology for the recording of land records and for other public records). Provides for the blockchain banking study (currently, blockchain insurance and banking study). Makes conforming changes. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Modifies the definition of "blockchain" to mean an electronic record created by the use of a decentralized method by multiple parties to verify and store a digital record of transactions which is secured by the use of a cryptographic hash of previous transaction information (as introduced, "blockchain" is defined as a cryptographically secured, chronological, and decentralized consensus ledger or consensus database maintained via Internet, peer-to-peer network, or other interaction). Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill, and makes the following changes: (1) removes a Section concerning blockchain-based limited liability companies; (2) removes a Section concerning a public record blockchain study and report; and (3) removes specified defined terms. Makes conforming changes.
Governor Approved
Effective Date June 1, 2020
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0259
Sent to the Governor
Passed Both Houses
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-000-000
House Concurs
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
Arrived in House
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sonya M. Harper
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2019
Second Reading
Do Pass as Amended Commerce and Economic Development; 008-000-000
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2019
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2019
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Commerce and Economic Development
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Assigned to Commerce and Economic Development
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Pappas
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
Arrive in Senate
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
Second Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-000-000
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 008-001-000
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 004-002-000
To Commercial Law Subcommittee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
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