Michigan Introduces Four New Crypto Bills
The post Michigan Introduces Four New Crypto Bills appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Michigan has introduced four Bills, 4510-4513, as a combined effort to define the approach of state to cryptocurrency. Apart from these bills, Michigan is also looking into the creation of a strategic cryptocurrency reserve. Four new cryptocurrency Bills Named 4510, 4511, 4512, and 4513 were introduced in the Michigan legislature, as of May 23. The introduction of the new bill marks the combined effort to define the approach of state to cryptocurrency. Representative Bill Schutte introduced House Bill 4510 and it is focused on the amendment of Michigan’s public employee retirement system investment act to permit the state treasurer to invest in cryptocurrency. The bill restricts eligibility to virtual assets having an average market cap of around $250 billion in the past 1 year. As per the criteria, only Bitcoin and Ethereum are able to meet the eligibility criteria. Representative Bryan Posthumus proposed House Bill 4511 that bans the state and its subdivisions from prohibiting the holding of digital assets or imposing licensing, permitting or discriminatory tax need based only on digital asset usage. It also excludes state agencies from advocating for or backing any federal CBDC by issuing official promotions. At the same time, a bipartition group directed by Representative Mike McFall has introduced House Bill 4512 that highlights a Bitcoin mining collaboration program focusing on abandoned oil and gas Wells. As per the program, the members will get temporary rights to use the wells for the production of energy in return for presuming responsibility for plugging, site restoration and response activity. The Alterations The representative McFall also introduced House Bill 4513, which would revise the Income Tax Act of Michigan to exempt income earned via the proposed Bitcoin mining program from state income tax. The revision describes the scope of excused income and lines up with the program…
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Michigan has introduced four Bills, 4510-4513, as a combined effort to define the approach of state to cryptocurrency. Apart from these bills, Michigan is also looking into the creation of a strategic cryptocurrency reserve. Four new cryptocurrency Bills Named 4510, 4511, 4512, and 4513 were introduced in the Michigan legislature, as of May 23. The introduction of the new bill marks the combined effort to define the approach of state to cryptocurrency. Representative Bill Schutte introduced House Bill 4510 and it is focused on the amendment of Michigan’s public employee retirement system investment act to permit the state treasurer to invest in cryptocurrency. The bill restricts eligibility to virtual assets having an average market cap of around $250 billion in the past 1 year. As per the criteria, only Bitcoin and Ethereum are able to meet the eligibility criteria. Representative Bryan Posthumus proposed House Bill 4511 that bans the state and its subdivisions from prohibiting the holding of digital assets or imposing licensing, permitting or discriminatory tax need based only on digital asset usage. It also excludes state agencies from advocating for or backing any federal CBDC by issuing official promotions. At the same time, a bipartition group directed by Representative Mike McFall has introduced House Bill 4512 that highlights a Bitcoin mining collaboration program focusing on abandoned oil and gas Wells. As per the program, the members will get temporary rights to use the wells for the production of energy in return for presuming responsibility for plugging, site restoration and response activity. The Alterations The representative McFall also introduced House Bill 4513, which would revise the Income Tax Act of Michigan to exempt income earned via the proposed Bitcoin mining program from state income tax. The revision describes the scope of excused income and lines up with the program…
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