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KY HB 380

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to the regulation of digital asset business.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did KY HB 380 pass?

No. KY HB 380 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-16): to Committee on Committees (S)

What is KY HB 380 about?

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.

Who sponsors KY HB 380?

A. Thompson, T. Smith are the primary sponsors of KY HB 380.

Description

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.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Latest action
2026-03-16 — to Committee on Committees (S)
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • A. Thompsonprimary
  • T. Smithprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-14

    introduced in House

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-14

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-22

    to Banking & Insurance (H)

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-03-04

    reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

    committee-passage

  5. 2026-03-04

    floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

    amendment-introduction

  6. 2026-03-05

    2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  7. 2026-03-09

    posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 10 2026

  8. 2026-03-10

    floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute

    amendment-introduction

  9. 2026-03-12

    floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (4-title) filed to bill

    amendment-introduction

  10. 2026-03-13

    3rd reading, passed 85-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendments (2) and (3) and Floor Amendment (4-title)

    passage,reading-3

  11. 2026-03-16

    received in Senate

  12. 2026-03-16

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Suspend the Rules

    2026-03-13 · pass · 73-0

    Member-level votes (101)
    • Aull: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Hampton: yes
    • McPherson: yes
    • Rudy: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Dotson: yes
    • Heavrin: yes
    • Meade: yes
    • Sharp: yes
    • Bauman: yes
    • Duvall: yes
    • Hodgson: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Bivens: yes
    • Elliott: yes
    • Holloway: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Stalker: yes
    • Blanton: yes
    • Fister: yes
    • Huff T: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Tate: yes
    • Bowling: yes
    • Flannery: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Neighbors: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Branscum: yes
    • Fleming: yes
    • King: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Bratcher S.: yes
    • Freeland: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Osborne: yes
    • Tipton: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Upchurch: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Gooch: yes
    • Lewis C: yes
    • Pollock: yes
    • Watkins: yes
    • Chester-Burton: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Lewis D: yes
    • Proctor: yes
    • Whitaker: yes
    • Clines: yes
    • Griffee: yes
    • Lockett: yes
    • Raymer: yes
    • White: yes
    • Dietz: yes
    • Grossberg: yes
    • Maddox: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Doan: yes
    • Grossl: yes
    • Massaroni: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Donworth: yes
    • Hale: yes
    • McCool: yes
    • Banta: not voting
    • Camuel: not voting
    • Jackson: not voting
    • Moore: not voting
    • Tackett Laferty: not voting
    • Bojanowski: not voting
    • Decker: not voting
    • Kulkarni: not voting
    • Petrie: not voting
    • Truett: not voting
    • Brown: not voting
    • Gentry: not voting
    • Lawrence: not voting
    • Rabourn: not voting
    • Wesley: not voting
    • Burke: not voting
    • Hancock: not voting
    • Lewis S: not voting
    • Roarx: not voting
    • Willner: not voting
    • Callaway: not voting
    • Hart: not voting
    • Marzian: not voting
    • Stevenson P: not voting
    • Witten: not voting
    • Calloway: not voting
    • Imes: not voting
    • Commonwealth of Kentucky: not voting
  • Pass

    2026-03-13 · pass · 85-0

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Aull: yes
    • Decker: yes
    • Grossl: yes
    • Marzian: yes
    • Rudy: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Dietz: yes
    • Hale: yes
    • McCool: yes
    • Sharp: yes
    • Banta: yes
    • Donworth: yes
    • Hampton: yes
    • McPherson: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Bauman: yes
    • Dossett: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • Meade: yes
    • Stalker: yes
    • Bivens: yes
    • Dotson: yes
    • Heavrin: yes
    • Meredith: yes
    • Stevenson P: yes
    • Blanton: yes
    • Duvall: yes
    • Hodgson: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Tackett Laferty: yes
    • Bojanowski: yes
    • Elliott: yes
    • Huff T: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Tate: yes
    • Bowling: yes
    • Fister: yes
    • Imes: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Thomas: yes
    • Branscum: yes
    • Flannery: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Neighbors: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Bratcher S.: yes
    • Fleming: yes
    • King: yes
    • Nemes: yes
    • Tipton: yes
    • Bray: yes
    • Freeland: yes
    • Koch: yes
    • Osborne: yes
    • Upchurch: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • Fugate: yes
    • Kulkarni: yes
    • Payne: yes
    • Watkins: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Gentry: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Petrie: yes
    • Whitaker: yes
    • Callaway: yes
    • Gooch: yes
    • Lewis C: yes
    • Pollock: yes
    • White: yes
    • Camuel: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Lewis D: yes
    • Raymer: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Chester-Burton: yes
    • Griffee: yes
    • Lewis S: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Clines: yes
    • Grossberg: yes
    • Lockett: yes
    • Roarx: yes
    • Witten: yes
    • Bridges: not voting
    • Hart: not voting
    • Lawrence: not voting
    • Proctor: not voting
    • Truett: not voting
    • Calloway: not voting
    • Holloway: not voting
    • Maddox: not voting
    • Rabourn: not voting
    • Wesley: not voting
    • Doan: not voting
    • Jackson: not voting
    • Massaroni: not voting
    • Roberts: not voting
    • Willner: not voting

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