Wyoming legislation · 2025 General Session
Wyoming SF95: Special purpose depository institution-amendments.
Status: Chaptered, March 17, 2025
AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; providing for the conversion of special purpose depository institutions into public trust companies; amending capital startup requirements for special purpose depository institutions; amending deposit requirements; repealing requirements limiting depositors of special purpose depository institutions to legal entities and requirements of legal entities as specified; repealing a supervision fee for banks providing digital asset custodial services; providing for unexpended fees; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.
What the bill says
An act relating to banks, banking and finance; providing for the conversion of special purpose depository institutions into public trust companies; amending capital startup requirements for special purpose depository institutions; amending deposit requirements; repealing requirements limiting depositors of special purpose depository institutions to legal entities and requirements of legal entities as specified; repealing a supervision fee for banks providing digital asset custodial services; providing for unexpended fees; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; providing for the conversion of special purpose depository institutions into public trust companies; amending capital startup requirements for special purpose depository institutions; amending deposit requirements; repealing requirements limiting depositors of special purpose depository institutions to legal entities and requirements of legal entities as specified; repealing a supervision fee for banks providing digital asset custodial services; providing for unexpended fees; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates. Section 1. W.S. 13‐5‐523 is created to read: 13‐5‐523. Conversion from special purpose depository institutions. (a) The commissioner, with approval of the board, may convert the charter of a special purpose depository institution chartered under W.S. 13‐12‐115 to a public trust company chartered under this article. A conversion shall occur as (ii) The application to convert shall include a comprehensive plan for conversion setting forth any necessary disposition of assets and liabilities in reasonable detail to effect the conversion, and any other plans required by the commissioner. The application shall be accompanied by a fee established by rule and regulation of the commissioner. The plan of conversion shall provide for the discharge or assumption of all known and unknown claims and liabilities of the special purpose depository institution. Additionally, the application for conversion shall include other evidence, certifications, affidavits, documents or information as the commissioner may …