Substitute Senate Bill 6065 - Washington Blockchain Work Group (State of Washington, 66th Legislature)

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Substitute Senate Bill 6065 of the State of Washington, 66th Legislature, by Senate Environment, Energy & Technology (originally sponsored by Senators Brown, Hasegawa, Kuderer, Nguyen, Rolfes, Short, Wilson, L., Das, and Wellman), read first time 01/31/20. It is an act relating to establishing the Washington blockchain work group, creating a new section and providing an expiration date. The text states that the purpose of the work group is to examine various potential applications for blockchain technology, and that the work group shall submit a report on recommended policies to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2021. It states that the section expires January 1, 2022.

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     S-5600.3

                           SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6065


     State of Washington         66th Legislature        2020 Regular Session

     By Senate Environment, Energy & Technology (originally sponsored by
     Senators Brown, Hasegawa, Kuderer, Nguyen, Rolfes, Short, Wilson, L.,
     Das, and Wellman)

     READ FIRST TIME 01/31/20.




 1       AN ACT Relating to establishing the Washington blockchain work
 2   group; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.


 3   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:


 4       NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) Subject to the availability of amounts
 5   appropriated for this specific purpose, the Washington blockchain
 6   work group is established. The purpose of the work group is to
 7   examine various potential applications for blockchain technology
 8   including, but not limited to, applications in computing, banking and
 9   other financial services, the real estate transaction process, health
10   care,   supply  chain   management,  higher   education,  and  public
11   recordkeeping.
12       (2) The work group is composed of the following members:
13       (a) One senator from each of the two largest caucuses of the
14   senate, appointed by the president of the senate;
15       (b) One representative from each of the two largest caucuses of
16   the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house
17   of representatives;
18       (c) The director of the department of commerce, or the director's
19   designee;
20       (d) The director of the department of financial institutions, or
21   the director's designee;
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 1       (e) The director of Washington technology solutions, the
 2   consolidated technology services agency, or the director's designee;
 3       (f) The director of the department of agriculture, or the
 4   director's designee;
 5       (g) An individual representing a Washington-based technology
 6   trade association for the full cross section of the technology
 7   sector;
 8       (h) An individual representing a trade association for financial
 9   services companies that do business in Washington;
10       (i) An individual representing a trade association for title
11   insurance companies that do business in Washington;
12       (j) An individual representing a trade association for health
13   care companies that do business in Washington;
14       (k) An individual representing an association for county
15   government officials in Washington;
16       (l)   An  individual   representing   a  trade   association   for
17   Washington-based agriculture;
18       (m) An individual representing a trade association for property
19   and casualty insurance companies that do business in Washington; and
20       (n) An individual representing an association for public utility
21   districts in Washington.
22       (3) The individuals appointed under subsection (2)(g) through (n)
23   of this section must be appointed by the governor, subject to senate
24   confirmation in accordance with RCW 43.06.092.
25       (4) In addition to the members appointed to the work group under
26   subsection (2) of this section, individuals representing other
27   sectors may be invited by the chair, in consultation with the other
28   appointed members of the work group, to participate in an advisory
29   capacity in meetings of the work group. Individuals participating in
30   an advisory capacity under this subsection are not members of the
31   work group, may not vote, and are not subject to the appointment
32   process established in this section. There is no limit to the number
33   of individuals who may participate in work group meetings in an
34   advisory capacity under this subsection.
35       (5) A majority of the work group members constitutes a quorum. If
36   a member has not been designated for a position set forth in this
37   section, that position may not be counted for the purpose of
38   determining a quorum.
39       (6) The work group shall hold its inaugural meeting by August 1,
40   2020. The work group shall elect a chair from among its members at
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 1   the inaugural meeting. The election of the chair must be by a
 2   majority vote of the work group members who are present at the
 3   inaugural meeting. The chair of the work group is responsible for
 4   arranging subsequent meetings and developing meeting agendas.
 5       (7) Staff support for the work group, including arranging the
 6   inaugural meeting of the work group and assisting the chair of the
 7   work group in arranging subsequent meetings, must be provided by
 8   senate committee services and the house of representatives office of
 9   program research.
10       (8) The expenses of the work group must be paid jointly by the
11   senate and the house of representatives. Work group expenditures are
12   subject to approval by the senate facilities and operations committee
13   and the house of representatives executive rules committee, or their
14   successor committees.
15       (9) Legislative members of the work group may be reimbursed for
16   travel expenses in accordance with RCW 44.04.120. Nonlegislative
17   members are not entitled to be reimbursed for travel expenses if they
18   are elected officials or are participating on behalf of an employer,
19   governmental entity, or other organization. Any reimbursement for
20   other nonlegislative members is subject to chapter 43.03 RCW.
21       (10) The work group is a class one group under chapter 43.03 RCW.
22       (11) A public comment period must be provided at every meeting of
23   the work group.
24       (12) The work group shall submit a report on recommended policies
25   that will facilitate the development of blockchain applications in
26   Washington to the governor and the appropriate committees of the
27   legislature by December 1, 2021.
28       (13) This section expires January 1, 2022. The work group is
29   dissolved upon the expiration of this section.

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