HB 264 Wyoming House · 2025 Regular Session

Central bank digital currencies-prohibitions.

HB 264 prohibits Wyoming state agencies from accepting or requiring central bank digital currency (CBDC) as payment for government services, taxes, or fees. It also bans state agencies from using public funds to test, adopt, or implement CBDCs. The bill cites concerns about CBDCs enabling government surveillance, restricting financial privacy, and allowing control over personal spending. Wyoming’s legislature urges Congress to prohibit federal CBDC development and requires the Secretary of State to share the bill with federal officials. The law takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

Issues: ✗ Technology

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Feb 2025

Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Signed Feb 27, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits · Jun 25, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was finalized and enrolled for signing into law, with minor formatting and structural cleanup. The core policy prohibiting state agencies from accepting central bank digital currency as payment remains unchanged. The definition of 'central bank digital currency' was slightly simplified by removing the word 'monetary' from the definition. A new Section 2 was added to specify the effective date of the act.

Scope change

No substantive change to the scope or applicability of the bill; the core prohibition remains the same.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'central bank digital currency' was slightly simplified by removing the word 'monetary' from the description of what constitutes a central bank digital currency.

TIMELINE

A new Section 2 was added to specify that the act becomes effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for the bill to become law, as provided by the Wyoming Constitution.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement for the Secretary of State to transmit copies of the section to federal officials and the Wyoming Congressional Delegation was removed from the enrolled version.

The legislative findings and urgings to Congress regarding the risks and benefits of central bank digital currency were removed from the enrolled version.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2025 · House Feb 10, 2025

How they voted

29–2

Passed

Total votes 31

Feb 21, 2025

D Democratic2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican29

27 Yea 2 Nay

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 27, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Signed HEA No. 0025

legislature

Feb 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

H Concur:Passed 49-3-10-0-0

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

S COW:Passed

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

S09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced

S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

H 3rd Reading:Passed 50-9-3-0-0

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

H COW:Passed

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-1-1-0-0

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Introduced

H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations

lower

1 primary · 5 co-sponsors