FIDUCIARY ACCESS-DIGITAL ASSET
Summary
Creates the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (2015). Defines terms. Provides procedures and requirements for the access and control by guardians, executors, agents, and other fiduciaries of the digital assets of persons who are deceased, under a legal disability, or subject to the terms of a trust. Adds provisions concerning: applicability; user direction for disclosure of digital assets; terms-of-service agreements; fiduciary duty and authority; custodian compliance and immunity; the Act's relation to federal laws governing electronic signatures; and severability. Makes corresponding changes in the Criminal Code of 2012.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2016
Committee Review
May 2016
House Passage
May 2016
Senate Passage
May 2016
Signed into Law
Aug 2016
Introduced Apr 25, 2016
Signed Aug 12, 2016
Floor votes · Senate May 24, 2016 · House May 29, 2016
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 46
May 24, 2016
D
Democratic28
89% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
70
Key actions
12
Committee
14
Amendments
11
Aug 12, 2016
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 29, 2016
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 29, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 112-000-000
lower
May 25, 2016
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
lower
May 25, 2016
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 25, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
lower
May 24, 2016
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 24, 2016
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 24, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Connelly
upper
May 24, 2016
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0-4)
senate
May 18, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 011-000-000
upper
May 17, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
upper
May 16, 2016
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 16, 2016
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Connelly
upper
May 11, 2016
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000
upper
May 3, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Apr 25, 2016
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 25, 2016
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 21, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Apr 21, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Apr 18, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2016
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2016
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
lower
Apr 5, 2016
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000
lower
Apr 5, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Civil Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Apr 4, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2016
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2016
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
lower
Mar 23, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2016
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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