House File 618 H-1236 Amend House File 618 as follows: 1 1. Page 54, after line 4 by inserting: 2 < DIVISION ___ 3 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 4 Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 525.1 Definitions. 5 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise 6 requires: 7 1. “Cryptocurrency” means any electronic token that 8 represents or evidences economic value or economic, 9 proprietary, or access rights, may be used as payment in 10 specified markets, and is digitally recorded on a distributed 11 ledger. 12 2. “Financial institution” means and includes any bank 13 incorporated under the provisions of any state or federal 14 law, any savings and loan association incorporated under the 15 provisions of federal law, any credit union organized under 16 the provisions of any state or federal law, any corporation 17 licensed as an industrial loan company under chapter 536A, and 18 any affiliate of a bank, savings and loan association, credit 19 union, or industrial loan company. 20 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 525.2 Financial institutions —— 21 prohibition on cryptocurrency. 22 A financial institution in the state shall not do any of the 23 following: 24 1. Accept cryptocurrency for deposit. 25 2. Require cryptocurrency for payment. 26 3. Issue cryptocurrency. 27 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION . 525.3 Remedies —— injunction. 28 A person who suffers a violation of this chapter may bring an 29 action to recover actual damages and reasonable attorney fees. 30 The court shall suspend a financial institution’s license 31 issued pursuant to Title XIII, subtitle 2, for seventy-two 32 hours following an order for injunction. > 33 2. By renumbering as necessary. 34 -1- HF 618.1150 (3) 90 da/jh 1/ 3 #1.
______________________________ THOMSON of Floyd ______________________________ SHERMAN of Iowa ______________________________ GOLDING of Linn ______________________________ ANDREWS of Polk ______________________________ STOLTENBERG of Scott ______________________________ DIEKEN of O’Brien ______________________________ M. THOMPSON of Wright ______________________________ CISNEROS of Muscatine ______________________________ HENDERSON of Woodbury -2- HF 618.1150 (3) 90 da/jh 2/ 3
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