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Home Invoice 2080 was despatched to the Home Commerce Committee on Feb. 19 for consideration. The invoice is predicted to maneuver by a public listening to, a committee vote, and potential amendments earlier than heading again to the Home flooring for debate and a last chamber vote.
Missouri Advances Plan Permitting Treasurer To Maintain Bitcoin For 5 Years
Filed by Republican Consultant Ben Keathley, Home Invoice 2080 goals to arrange a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Fund inside Missouri’s treasury. The proposal would allow the State Treasurer to obtain, spend money on, and safeguard Bitcoin underneath outlined situations.
Beneath the proposal, the Treasurer might obtain Bitcoin by items, grants, or donations from certified Missouri residents and authorities our bodies. The belongings would must be held for not less than 5 years earlier than being offered, transferred, or transformed, the invoice abstract states.
The invoice would authorize the Treasurer to speculate state funds in cryptocurrency and allow Missouri authorities companies to just accept permitted digital belongings for taxes, charges, and different funds. Moreover, it requires the Treasurer to subject a public report each two years, offering transparency on fund efficiency and transactions.
 
Preliminary Bitcoin Reserve Bid Stalled in Committee
The renewed effort represents Consultant Keathley’s second initiative to determine a Bitcoin treasury in Missouri. His prior laws, HB 1217, launched in February 2025, had equally sought to arrange a Bitcoin reserve underneath the Treasurer’s oversight. That proposal was reviewed within the Home Particular Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs in March 2025 however stalled and expired in committee earlier than the legislative session ended.
With the invoice progressing to a brand new committee, Missouri lawmakers are as soon as once more exploring a state bitcoin treasury, reflecting a development in U.S. coverage debates over the previous yr. On the federal stage, a nationwide strategic Bitcoin reserve was established in 2025 following President Donald Trump’s govt order in March of that yr.
If enacted, Missouri would be part of a small however rising group of U.S. states advancing digital-asset laws, together with New Hampshire, Arizona, and Texas.
