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HB 380 KY
Passed One Chamber

AN ACT relating to the regulation of digital asset business.

KY · session 2026RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2026

Latest action (Mar 16, 2026) to Committee on Committees (S)

Summary

Amend various sections and create new sections of Subtitle 11 of KRS Chapter 286 to expand the scope of the subtitle to include virtual currency kiosk business; define terms; require licensure for virtual currency kiosk business in this state; require each virtual currency kiosk business location to be approved by the commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions; require each application for a license to engage in virtual currency kiosk business to be accompanied by a surety bond or other similar security; establish requirements for approval to engage in virtual currency kiosk business at a location in this state; apply examination, investigation, recordkeeping, registered agent, and trade practice requirements to virtual currency kiosk operators; establish reporting, transaction, trade practice, notice, disclosure, fraud detection, and refund requirements for virtual currency kiosk operators; apply license and civil penalties to virtual currency kiosk operators; authorize the commissioner to order any virtual currency kiosk operator to provide refunds and to direct any peace officer to seize, impound, or render inoperable a virtual currency kiosk; establish the purpose of the Act; amend KRS 286.2-015 to authorize political subdivisions of this Commonwealth to enact and enforce ordinances, regulations, and resolutions pertaining to virtual currency kiosk business; create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to provide that a violation of Subtitle 11 of KRS Chapter 286 by a virtual currency kiosk operator shall be deemed a violation of, and subject to the remedies and penalties of, KRS 367.170; repeal KRS 286.11-065, relating to licenses issued under former KRS Chapter 366; require the commissioner to promulgate emergency and ordinary administrative regulations to implement the Act within 30 days after the effective date of the Act; provide that persons shall not be required to comply with licensing and other provisions of the Act until certain contingencies are satisfied.

Sponsors (2)

Action history (12)

  1. Jan 14, 2026 introduced in House · lower
  2. Jan 14, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  3. Jan 22, 2026 to Banking & Insurance (H) · lower
  4. Mar 4, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
  5. Mar 4, 2026 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
  6. Mar 5, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
  7. Mar 9, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 10 2026 · lower
  8. Mar 10, 2026 floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
  9. Mar 12, 2026 floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (4-title) filed to bill · lower
  10. Mar 13, 2026 3rd reading, passed 85-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (2) and (3) and Floor Amendment (4-title) · lower
  11. Mar 16, 2026 received in Senate · upper
  12. Mar 16, 2026 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
Subjects
Administrative Regulations And ProceedingsBanks And Financial InstitutionsCommerceConsumer ProtectionCorrections ImpactDigital AssetsLicensingLocal GovernmentLocal MandatePeace Officers And Law EnforcementReports MandatedShort Titles And Popular Names

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