UTAH LEGISLATOR INTRODUCES BILL TO PROMOTE BITCOIN

Utah State Rep. Mark K. Roberts has introduced a bill to create a Council on Payment Options for State Services with the intention of promoting bitcoin-related industries and the use bitcoin for state business. The resolution, H. C. R. 6, encourages the use of bitcoin for state business and notes that Utah could become a key player in promoting bitcoin.
Roberts, a Republican from the state’s 67th district, proposes that the Council on Payment Options for State Services study whether and how the state could accept bitcoin as a valid form of payment. The resolution calls for various state offices to accept payment using bitcoin in conducting business. These offices include the state treasurer, the division of finance, the governor’s office of management and budget, and the state tax commission.

This post was published at Crypto Coins News on February 12, 2015.