---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to commercial mining of cryptocurrency."
description: "AN ACT relating to commercial mining of cryptocurrency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "SB 255"
citation: "Kentucky SB 255 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Economic Development", "Effective Dates", "Delayed", "Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Smith", "B. Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a80270a5-9d27-4511-9d38-11781e012e05"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb255.html"
source_hash: "28d06c3958ea12fa2806bb6165000c25740199bf59c9d285d28a1b144181b742"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky SB 255 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to commercial mining of cryptocurrency.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb255/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 141** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0141.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb255/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS SB 255 W/ scs1 sfa1 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- B. Smith — primary (person)
- B. Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** to Natural Resources & Energy (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 1, 2021
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-1 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Committee on Committees (H)
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Committee on Committees (H)
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Economic Development & Workforce Investment (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules (H)
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 74-19 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 141) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a80270a5-9d27-4511-9d38-11781e012e05`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).