Signed as Law: Georgia Takes Step Against a Potential CBDC
ATLANTA, Ga. (May 9, 2024) –On Monday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a bill into law that will take a small step toward limiting the impact of any potential future central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the state. Rep. Carter Barrett and five cosponsors...
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...