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Lawmakers in the US state of Minnesota and Alabama have filed companion bills to identical existing bills that will allow each state to buy Bitcoin (
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The Minnesota Bitcoin ( $101,803.00 ) Act, or HF 2946, was introduced to the state’s House by Republican Representative Bernie Perryman on April 1, following an identical bill introduced on March 17 by GOP state Senator Jeremy Miller.
Meanwhile, on the same day in Alabama, Republican Senator Will Barfoot introduced Senate Bill 283 while a bi-partisan group of Representatives led by Republican Mike Shaw filed the identical House Bill 482, which allows for the state to invest in crypto, but essentially limits it to Bitcoin ( $101,803.00 ) (BTC).
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Minnesota’s Bitcoin ( $101,803.00 ) Act would allow the state’s investment board to invest state assets in Bitcoin ( $101,803.00 ) and other cryptocurrencies and permit state employees to add crypto to retirement accounts.
It would also exempt crypto gains from state income taxes and give residents the option to pay state taxes and fees with Bitcoin ( $101,803.00 ) .
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The twin Alabama bills don’t explicitly name Bitcoin ( $101,803.00 ) , but it would limit the state’s crypto investment into assets that have a minimum market value of $750 billion — a criterion that only Bitcoin ( $101,803.00 ) currently meets.
26 Bitcoin ( $101,803.00 ) reserve bills now introduced in the US
Introducing identical bills is not uncommon in the US and is typically done to speed up the legislative process so laws can pass more quickly.
Bills to create a Bitcoin ( $101,803.00 ) reserve have been introduced in 26 US states, with Arizona currently the closest to passing a law to make one, according to data from the bill tracking website Bitcoin ( $101,803.00 ) Laws.
Arizona currently leads in the US state Bitcoin ( $101,803.00 ) reserve race. Source: Bitcoin ( $101,803.00 ) Laws
Pennsylvania was one of the first US states to introduce a Bitcoin ( $101,803.00 ) reserve bill in November 2024. However, the initiative was reportedly eventually rejected, with similar bills also killed in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
Related: North Carolina bills would add crypto to state’s retirement system
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According to a March 3 report by Barron’s, “red states” like Montana have likely faced setbacks to the Bitcoin ( $101,803.00 ) reserve initiatives due to political confrontation of the Democratic Party with the Republican Party.
Additional reporting by Helen Partz.
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