Wyoming Legislature Joint 2023 Select Committee on Blockchain, Financial Technology and Digital Innovation Technology

The purpose of this meeting is to continue the Select Committee's interim work. The Select Committee will receive updates from the University of Wyoming, Wyoming Stable Token Commission, Wyoming Division of Banking, and Wyoming Secretary of State's Office. The Select Committee will also consider the current state of cryptocurrency mining throughout Wyoming. The Select Committee will discuss bill drafts regarding the Wyoming Division of Banking classification and salary exemptions and the treatment of digital assets in bankruptcy proceedings. The Select Committee will further review bill drafts regarding expedited business filings with the Secretary of State's Office, decentralized autonomous organizations, data privacy, and artificial intelligence.

The meeting will be held in person in Laramie and remotely with a live video stream available on the Legislature's Website (www.wyoleg.gov). A limited number of participants can sign up to provide public comment virtually for a specified agenda item during the Committee's upcoming meeting. The total amount of time dedicated to virtual public comment is set by the Committee Chairmen per Management Council Policy. Please fill out the public comment form to ensure the Committee knows you intend to provide public comment virtually. Only those who fill out the form to provide public comments virtually and who are e-mailed the Zoom invite from the Legislative Service Office will be permitted into the Zoom meeting to testify.

Please direct questions about this meeting to Legislative Service Office Committee staff David Hopkinson or Clarissa Nord at: (307) 777-7881.

Individuals who plan to provide materials to the Committee during the meeting should provide the materials in electronic format to Committee staff and provide sufficient hard copies for members of the Committee, Committee staff and interested members of the audience. Hard copies should be on three hole paper.

All materials provided to the Committee in written form will be part of the official record of the Committee’s meeting and will be on file at the Legislative Service Office.

Persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations to attend this meeting should contact the Legislative Service Office at: (307) 777-7881, or by e-mail at: lso@wyoleg.gov, for assistance.

Members of the Select Committee on Blockchain, Financial Technology and Digital Innovation Technology
Senators: Affie Ellis, Dan Furphy, Tara Nethercott, Chris Rothfuss

Representatives: Ocean Andrew, Daniel Singh, Cyrus Western, Mike Yin

Additional members: The Governor shall appoint three (3) persons to serve as liaisons to the select committee.