CHAPTER 70
HB 436 - FINAL VERSION
8Mar2017... 0441h
2017 SESSION
17-0621
08/04
HOUSE BILL 436
AN ACT exempting persons using virtual currency from registering as money transmitters.
SPONSORS: Rep. Biggie, Hills. 23; Rep. Ammon, Hills. 40
COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
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This bill exempts persons using virtual currency from being licensed as money transmitters.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
8Mar2017... 0441h 17-0621
08/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT exempting persons using virtual currency from registering as money transmitters.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
70:1 New Paragraph; Money Transmitters; Registration; Exemptions. Amend RSA 399-G:3 by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:
VI-a. Persons who engage in the business of selling or issuing payment instruments or stored value solely in the form of convertible virtual currency or receive convertible virtual currency for transmission to another location. Such persons shall be subject to the provisions of RSA 358-A.
70:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 02, 2017
Effective Date: August 01, 2017
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 25, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 7, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 14, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| March 8, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 4, 2017 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 20, 2017 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 20, 2017 | Senate | Floor Vote |
June 2, 2017: Signed by Governor Sununu 06/02/2017; Chapter 70; Eff. 8/1/2017
April 20, 2017: Enrolled 04/20/2017 HJ 14 P. 26
April 27, 2017: Enrolled (In recess 04/27/2017); SJ 16
April 20, 2017: Ought to Pass: RC 13Y-10N, MA; OT3rdg; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
April 20, 2017: Special Order HB 436 to after the C of C Report, Without Objection, MA; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
April 20, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/20/2017; SC 19
April 4, 2017: Hearing: 04/04/2017, Room 100, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 17
March 9, 2017: Introduced 03/09/2017 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 9
March 8, 2017: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0441h: MA RC 185-170 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 59
March 8, 2017: Amendment # 2017-0441h: AA VV 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 59
: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
March 8, 2017: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0441h for 03/08/2017 (Vote 11-9; RC)
Feb. 14, 2017: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/14/2017 01:30 PM LOB 302
Feb. 7, 2017: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/07/2017 01:00 PM LOB 302
Feb. 1, 2017: Subcommittee Work Session: 02/01/2017 09:00 AM LOB 303
Jan. 25, 2017: Public Hearing: 01/25/2017 01:15 PM LOB 302
Jan. 5, 2017: Introduced 01/05/2017 and referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs HJ 3 P. 13