House Bill 177
Allow government use distributed ledger technology, blockchain
To enact section 9.16 of the Revised Code to allow a governmental entity to utilize distributed ledger technology, including blockchain technology.
Current Version
Effective Date
March 2, 2022
Introduced In House
In House Committee
Reported By Committee
Passed By House
Introduced In Senate
In Senate Committee
Reported By Committee
Passed By Senate
Signed By The Governor
Subjects
Committees
House Technology and Innovation Committee
Senate Financial Institutions and Technology Committee
Primary Sponsors
Rick Carfagna
Mark Fraizer
Cosponsors
Senators
Nickie J. Antonio
Louis W. Blessing, III
Jerry C. Cirino
Hearcel F. Craig
Matt Dolan
Teresa Fedor
Bob D. Hackett
Frank Hoagland
Jay Hottinger
Stephen A. Huffman
Terry Johnson
George F. Lang
Tina Maharath
Nathan H. Manning
Bill Reineke
Mark Romanchuk
Michael A. Rulli
Cecil Thomas
Steve Wilson
Kenny Yuko
Representatives
Adam C. Bird
Richard D. Brown
Jeffrey A. Crossman
Robert R. Cupp
Sedrick Denson
Tavia Galonski
Jennifer Gross
Stephanie D. Howse
Dontavius L. Jarrells
J. Kyle Koehler
Laura Lanese
David Leland
Michele Lepore-Hagan
Mary Lightbody
Beth Liston
Mike Loychik
Riordan T. McClain
Derek Merrin
Adam C. Miller
Joseph A. Miller, III
Michael J. O'Brien
Phil Plummer
Craig S. Riedel
Bill Roemer
C. Allison Russo
Kent Smith
Monique Smith
Lisa A. Sobecki
Dick Stein
Terrence Upchurch
Casey Weinstein
Andrea White
Tom Young
Paul Zeltwanger
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