Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut HB6990: AN ACT CONCERNING THE SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF VIRTUAL CURRENCY AND VIRTUAL CURRENCY WALLETS.
Status: Chaptered, June 23, 2025
What the bill says
An act concerning the seizure and forfeiture of digital wallets and virtual currency. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING THE SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF DIGITAL WALLETS AND VIRTUAL CURRENCY. Assembly convened: Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 54-36a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): (a) As used in this section, sections 53-278c and 54-36c: (1) "Contraband" means any property, the possession of which is prohibited by any provision of the general statutes; (2) ["stolen property" shall include, but not be limited to, cash or the proceeds from the sale of such property obtained by theft or other illegal means; (3)] "digital wallet" means any electronic or digital functionality that (A) stores account or payment credentials for a consumer, including, but not limited to, in encrypted or tokenized form, and (B) transmits, routes or otherwise processes such stored account or payment credentials to facilitate a consumer payment transaction; (3) "owner" means a person or persons entitled to seized property as a matter of law or fact; (4) "property" includes, but is not limited to, digital wallets and virtual LCO No. 5018 1 of Raised Bill No. 6990 currency; (5) "stolen property" includes, but is not limited to, cash, digital wallets, virtual currency or the proceeds from the sale of such property obtained by theft or other illegal means; and (6) "virtual currency" has the same …
Sponsors
- Tom Delnicki (R, 14) · primary sponsor
- Lucia Dathan (D, 142)
- Daniel Gaiewski (D, 40)
- Melissa Osborne (D, 16)
- Jason Doucette (D, 13)
- Kaitlyn Shake (D, 120)
- Robert Sanchez (D, 25)
- Patricia Dillon (D, 92)
- Christopher Poulos (D, 81)
- Hubert Delany (D, 144)
- Patricia Miller (D, 27)
- William Pizzuto (R, 71)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- : Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- : Public Act 25-41
- : Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
- : Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
- : On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : Senate Calendar Number 453
- : File Number 907
Votes
- Senate Roll Call 292 (May 30, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 87 (May 8, 2026): 140 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 292 (May 30, 2025): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 87 (May 8, 2025): 140 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 212 (May 8, 2025): 146 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB6990?
- HB6990 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2025 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING THE SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF VIRTUAL CURRENCY AND VIRTUAL CURRENCY WALLETS.
- What does HB6990 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning the seizure and forfeiture of digital wallets and virtual currency. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB6990?
- Chaptered as of June 23, 2025. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (June 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB6990?
- Tom Delnicki (R, 14), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB6990?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB06990&which_year=2025
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