Louisiana House Passes Bill to Make Gold and Silver Legal Tender
BATON ROUGE, La. (May 15, 2024) – Today, the Louisiana House unanimously passed a bill that would make gold and silver legal tender in the state. Sen. Mark Abraham filed Senate Bill 232 (SB232) on March 1. Under the proposed law, “any gold or silver coin, specie or...
Missouri House Committee Passes Bill to Treat Gold and Silver as Legal Tender
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (May 8, 2024) – Today, a Missouri House committee passed the “Constitutional Money Act,” a bill that would treat gold and silver as legal tender, and eliminate state capital gains tax on the same. Sen. William Eigel along with Sen. Mike Moon filed...
Now in Effect: Utah Law Excludes CBDC from State Definition of Legal Tender
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (May 2, 2024) – Yesterday, a Utah law that expressly excludes a central bank digital currency (CBDC) from the state definitions of legal tender and money went into effect, creating potentially significant roadblocks to its use as such in the...