California has taken a step closer to embracing the crypto after a bill that allows state departments to accept digital currencies sailing through the lower state house with a united vote and is now heading to the Senate.
Assembly Bill 1180 (AB 1180), that passed The California State Assembly on June 2 with a 68-0 vote in its third reading, will require the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) to develop policies that allow state fees and transactions under the Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL) to be paid to Crypto.
DFPI is the California regulation agency that has been assigned to the administration of financial services and protects consumers while promoting responsible change. Individuals and creatures who conduct crypto business activities in the state should obtain a license from DFPI.
🇺🇸 Only: California assembly passes the bill to allow the state to receive payments to Bitcoin and digital currency.
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If AB 1180 removes the Senate and is signed by Governor Gavin Newsom’s law, the bill will be effective on July 1, 2026.
According to In the sponsor of the bill, Democratic AssemblyMember Avelino Valencia, a pilot program will run until January 1, 2031, when it will be full operation.
If AB 1180 has been passed, California can join in the likes of Florida, Colorado and Louisiana It has accepted crypto payments for some obligations in recent years.
California’s bill will require DFPI to submit a report on January 1, 2028, which detailed all crypto transactions processed, in addition to any technical and regulation challenges encountered.
Crypto transactions under DFAL are defined as any digital amount of value used as a medium of exchange, but not legal soft.
AB 1180 saw four amendments before the California Assembly passed on June 2.
The most prominent exception is concerned with a section seeking to define terms related to ride sharing companies and personal vehicles used for transportation services.
The “bitcoin rights” bill also in the works
AB 1180 aims to complement AB 1052, known as the state of “Bitcoin’s rights ”bill, dedicated to placing crypto self-custody rights for nearly 40 million state residents.
From 1052 what passed On the first Assembly committee on a united 11-0 vote on May 23 and was ordered in the third reading.
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The bill will also consider the use of a digital financial possession as a valid and legal form of payment to Private transactions and will prohibit public entities from restricting or taxing digital assets based solely on their use as payment.
A sum of 117 merchants at present Accept Bitcoin payments In California, BTC maps Data Shut up.
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