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type: "Bill"
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title: "Blockchain and cryptocurrency; Joint Commission on Technology & Science to examine use, etc."
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description: "Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Commission established; report. Establishes the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Commissionin the legislative branch of state government for the purpose of studying and making recommendations related to blockchain technologyand cryptocurrency and fostering the appropriate expansion of blockchaintechnology and the cryptocurrency industry in the Commonwealth. Thebill provides that the Commission shall consist of 15 members andthat meetings shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenevera majority of the members so request. The bill clarifies that appointmentsto the Commission are required to be made within 45 days of the effectivedate of the bill and that the chairman and vice-chairman of theCommission are required to meet with its members no later than 90days after the effective date of the bill. Additionally, the billdirects the Commission to submit an executive summary to the Governorand the General Assembly of its findings and recommendations no laterthan one year after all appointments to the Commission have beenmade and annually thereafter and to submit such executive summaryfor processing no later than the first day of the 2026 Regular Sessionof the General Assembly."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "SB 439"
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citation: "Virginia SB 439 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Saddam Azlan Salim"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 43
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2024-01-09"
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last_action: "2024-04-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c92cc4dd-4072-4531-955a-205b5907c36f"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB439"
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source_hash: "76c57c766f9958b6da79d514d07cd43edcb9715063a78ffa4e58d5601676d1f1"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 439 (2024) — Blockchain and cryptocurrency; Joint Commission on Technology & Science to examine use, etc.
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Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Commission established; report. Establishes the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Commissionin the legislative branch of state government for the purpose of studying and making recommendations related to blockchain technologyand cryptocurrency and fostering the appropriate expansion of blockchaintechnology and the cryptocurrency industry in the Commonwealth. Thebill provides that the Commission shall consist of 15 members andthat meetings shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenevera majority of the members so request. The bill clarifies that appointmentsto the Commission are required to be made within 45 days of the effectivedate of the bill and that the chairman and vice-chairman of theCommission are required to meet with its members no later than 90days after the effective date of the bill. Additionally, the billdirects the Commission to submit an executive summary to the Governorand the General Assembly of its findings and recommendations no laterthan one year after all appointments to the Commission have beenmade and annually thereafter and to submit such executive summaryfor processing no later than the first day of the 2026 Regular Sessionof the General Assembly.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0709** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0709)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 24108429D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB439H1)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102877D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB439)
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4. **Printed as engrossed 24102877D-E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB439E)
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5. **SB439ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB439ER)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N) — **16–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Rules (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Referred from Communications, Technology and Innovation — **0–0** (fail) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Saddam Azlan Salim — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-09** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102877D `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-01-09** Referred to Committee on Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-25** Impact statement from DPB (SB439)
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- **2024-01-26** Reported from Rules (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-01-29** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-01-30** Passed by for the day
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- **2024-01-31** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-01-31** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2024-01-31** Amendment by Senator Salim agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-01-31** Engrossed by Senate as amended SB439E
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- **2024-01-31** Printed as engrossed 24102877D-E
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- **2024-02-01** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-01** Impact statement from DPB (SB439E)
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- **2024-02-13** Placed on Calendar
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- **2024-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-13** Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-19** Referred from Communications, Technology and Innovation `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-19** Referred to Committee on Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-22** Assigned Rules sub: Studies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-23** Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
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- **2024-02-23** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-23** Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-23** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-28** Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2024-02-28** Committee substitute printed 24108429D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-03-01** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-04** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-04** Committee substitute agreed to 24108429D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-03-04** Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB439H1 `substitution`
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- **2024-03-04** Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-03-04** Impact statement from DPB (SB439H1)
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- **2024-03-04** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2024-03-05** House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2024-03-05** Title replaced 24108429D-H1
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- **2024-03-08** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-08** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB439ER) `passage`
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- **2024-03-08** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2024-03-09** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2024-03-11** Impact statement from DPB (SB439ER)
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- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled`
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- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-08** Approved by Governor-Chapter 709 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-08** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0709)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c92cc4dd-4072-4531-955a-205b5907c36f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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