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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 2064 By: Deevers
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to Bitcoin; stating legislative
7 intent; stating purpose of act; defining terms;
8 exempting certain firms from certain licensing
8 requirements; authorizing state employees, private
9 businesses, and individuals to negotiate and receive
9 payments in Bitcoin; authorizing certain employees
10 and vendors to elect to receive compensation in
10 Bitcoin; prescribing requirements; prescribing value;
11 providing for deposit of funds; requiring the State
11 Treasurer to create certain request for proposal;
12 stipulating consideration; requiring the State
12 Treasurer to enter certain contract by certain date;
13 authorizing the State Treasurer to promulgate rules;
13 requiring the Oklahoma Tax Commission to issue
14 certain guidance; providing for noncodification;
14 providing for codification; and providing an
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18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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19 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
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20 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
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21 The Legislature hereby finds that:
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22 1. Section 10 of Article I of the United States Constitution
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23 limits states from coining money or making anything but gold and
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24 silver coin legal tender in payment of debts. This act does not
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1 establish Bitcoin as legal tender but recognizes its use as a
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2 financial instrument and medium of exchange within existing legal
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3 frameworks;
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4 2. The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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5 reserves to the states powers not delegated to the federal
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6 government. Oklahoma has the authority to regulate its financial
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7 operations, investments, and partnerships, including Bitcoin
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8 transactions, within the bounds of federal law;
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9 3. Section 36 of Article II of the Oklahoma Constitution
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10 provides the state with the power to legislate for the general
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11 welfare. This act supports the general welfare by fostering
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12 innovation, increasing fiscal transparency, and encouraging economic
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13 growth through the integration of Bitcoin; and
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14 4. The purpose of this act is to:
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15 a. establish a framework for the secure use of Bitcoin by
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16 the State of Oklahoma, private businesses, and
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17 individual residents,
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18 b. authorize Bitcoin as an acceptable medium for
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19 transactions, salaries, and investments, and
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20 c. ensure compliance with all state and federal legal
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21 requirements.
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22 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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23 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 100a of Title 75A, unless there
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1 As used in this act:
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2 1. "Bitcoin" means the decentralized digital asset and peer-to-
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3 peer payment network first launched in 2009 pursuant to Satoshi
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4 Nakamoto's white paper titled "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic
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5 Cash System" whose distributed ledger is traceable to the Bitcoin
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6 Genesis Block, is maintained through a proof-of-work consensus
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7 mechanism, and whose native unit of account is commonly denominated
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8 as BTC;
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9 2. "Digital assets" means a natively electronic representation
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10 of value, ownership, or access rights that is recorded or
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11 transferable on a distributed or cryptographically secured ledger,
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12 including virtual currencies, cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and
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13 non-fungible tokens whether or not denominated in legal tender;
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14 3. "Self-hosted wallet" means a software, hardware, or
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15 cryptographic keys necessary to access and transfer such digital
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16 assets, without reliance on a third-party custodian; and
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17 4. "Governing authority" means any board, commission,
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18 department, or other agency of the state or any political
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19 subdivision in this state.
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20 SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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21 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 105 of Title 75A, unless there
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22 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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23 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any firm that deals
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24 with digital assets and does not accept United States currency
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1 payments or exchanges digital assets for United States currency
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2 shall not be required to obtain a state money transmitter license
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3 under Section 1513 of Title 6 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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4 SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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5 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 73.2 of Title 62, unless there
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6 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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7 A. Any employee of this state, business, corporation, other
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8 entity, and resident of this state may negotiate and receive payment
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9 and compensation, including salaries, wages, and other forms of
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10 compensation, in Bitcoin.
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11 B. At the creation of a purchase order, any vendor may elect to
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12 receive payment in the form of Bitcoin pursuant to the provisions of
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13 subsection A of this section. Such election shall be binding for
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14 the specific purchase order or transaction. Payments shall be
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15 valued based on the market value of Bitcoin at the time of the
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16 transaction unless otherwise agreed upon in writing which may be
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17 kept solely as an electronic record.
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18 C. Any employee of this state electing to receive payment in
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19 Bitcoin pursuant to this section shall:
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20 1. Come to an agreement with this state whether the payment of
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21 compensation in Bitcoin will be:
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22 a. based on the market value of Bitcoin at the beginning
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23 of the pay period, or
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1 b. based on the market value of Bitcoin at the time of
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2 payment;
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3 2. Document in writing agreements made pursuant to paragraph 1
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4 of this subsection, which may be kept electronically and maintained
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5 by this state for that pay period;
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6 3. Be granted the option at the start of each pay period to
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7 revise his or her election to receive payment in Bitcoin or United
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8 States dollars or some combination thereof. If no adjustment is
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9 made, the agreement from the previous pay period will hold; and
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10 4. Deposit payments in the self-hosted wallet of the employee
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11 or to an account designed by the employee, but controlled by a third
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12 party, which can safely hold Bitcoin.
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13 D. The State Treasurer shall put out a request for proposal for
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14 a firm dealing with digital assets to implement the provisions of
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15 this act for paying state employees and vendors with Bitcoin. The
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16 State Treasurer shall consider the following factors when
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17 determining a firm to implement the processing of Bitcoin payments
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18 pursuant to the provisions of this act:
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19 1. The fees associated with paying state employees and vendors
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20 in Bitcoin;
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21 2. The speed of paying state employees and vendors in Bitcoin;
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22 3. The cybersecurity protocols of the firm applying;
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23 4. The ability of the firm to provide custody solutions to
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1 5. Any license the firm may hold with this state; and
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2 6. Any other factors the State Treasurer deems relevant.
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3 E. The State Treasurer shall enter into a contract with a firm
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4 pursuant to the provisions of subsection D of this section no later
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5 than January 1, 2027.
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6 F. The State Treasurer may promulgate rules to effectuate the
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7 provisions of this act.
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8 G. The Oklahoma Tax Commission shall issue guidance on the tax
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9 implications of receiving digital assets as payment no later than
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10 January 1, 2027.
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11 SECTION 5. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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