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Bill Banks; virtual currency custody services. Banks; virtual currency custody services. Permits banks in the Commonwealth to provide virtual currency custody services so long as the bank has adequate protocols in place to effectively manage the associated risks. The bill defines "virtual currency" and provides that a bank may choose to offer such custody services in a nonfiduciary capacity or a fiduciary capacity. If it chooses to provide such custody services in a fiduciary capacity, it must possess trust powers and have a trust department approved by the State Corporation Commission. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2022 HB 263 Virginia HB 263 (2022)
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Virginia HB 263 (2022) — Banks; virtual currency custody services.

Banks; virtual currency custody services. Permits banks in the Commonwealth to provide virtual currency custody services so long as the bank has adequate protocols in place to effectively manage the associated risks. The bill defines "virtual currency" and provides that a bank may choose to offer such custody services in a nonfiduciary capacity or a fiduciary capacity. If it chooses to provide such custody services in a fiduciary capacity, it must possess trust powers and have a trust department approved by the State Corporation Commission.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0623 (committee substitute) — source
  2. HB263ER (committee substitute) — source
  3. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100187D (committee substitute) — source
  4. Printed as engrossed 22100187D-E (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) — 970 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Commerce and Energy with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N) — 70 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Christopher T. Head — primary (person)
  • Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2022-01-11 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100187D introduction
  • 2022-01-11 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Energy referral-committee
  • 2022-01-18 Assigned sub: Subcommittee #1 referral-committee
  • 2022-01-19 Impact statement from SCC (HB263)
  • 2022-01-25 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2022-01-25 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-01-27 Reported from Commerce and Energy with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-01-31 Read first time reading-1
  • 2022-02-01 Read second time reading-2
  • 2022-02-01 Committee amendment agreed to
  • 2022-02-01 Engrossed by House as amended HB263E
  • 2022-02-01 Printed as engrossed 22100187D-E
  • 2022-02-02 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2022-02-02 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-02-03 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2022-02-03 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor referral-committee
  • 2022-02-28 Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2022-03-02 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2022-03-03 Read third time reading-3
  • 2022-03-03 Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2022-03-08 Enrolled
  • 2022-03-08 Signed by Speaker
  • 2022-03-08 Signed by President
  • 2022-03-10 Impact statement from SCC (HB263ER)
  • 2022-03-22 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
  • 2022-03-22 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
  • 2022-04-11 Approved by Governor-Chapter 623 (effective 7/1/22) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ec656048-9bb8-4772-b5ff-8a995b570c3a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).