A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to prohibit payments in cryptocurrency to the state.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 6A of Chapter 147 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 147‑86.19.  Cryptocurrency payments prohibited.
(a)	The following definitions apply in this section:
(1)	Cryptocurrency. – Digital or virtual currency that relies on cryptography to effect transfers and a decentralized network to record transactions.
(2)	State agency. – Includes any institution, bureau, board, commission, officer, or political subdivision of the State.
(b)	No State agency shall accept a payment using cryptocurrency."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.