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SCR68 • 2026

TECHNOLOGY: Creates the Task Force on Blockchain and Digital Innovation.

TECHNOLOGY: Creates the Task Force on Blockchain and Digital Innovation.

Technology
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Michael "Big Mike" Fesi
Last action
2026-05-19
Official status
Pending House Commerce
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify all activities of the task force, such as attracting businesses and reviewing specific regulatory approaches from other states.

Task Force on Blockchain and Digital Innovation

This resolution creates a Task Force to study blockchain technology and digital innovation in Louisiana.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a Task Force on Blockchain and Digital Innovation to examine the use, development, regulation, economic impact, and potential risks and benefits of blockchain technology.
  • Includes members from both houses of the legislature, state agencies, and industry experts.
  • Requires the task force to submit a report with recommendations by May 1, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Members of the Louisiana legislature and state agencies will be part of the task force.
  • Industry experts from blockchain, cryptocurrency, and financial technology sectors are included as members.

Terms To Know

Blockchain
A digital system that stores information in blocks chained together to form an irreversible timeline of data.
Digital Innovation
The use of new technologies, such as blockchain, to improve or create new business processes and services.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The task force will end after submitting its report by May 1, 2027.
  • It is unclear what specific recommendations the task force will make.
  • The resolution does not provide funding for the task force.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the start date for certain actions in the original bill and adds a new requirement involving the secretary of state.

  • Changes the initial meeting date from February 1, 2027 to May 1, 2027.
  • Adds the secretary of state or her designee as part of the task force.
  • The amendment text does not provide details on how these changes will affect the overall timeline and operations of the Task Force.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-19 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.

  2. 2026-05-18 H

    Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

  3. 2026-05-18 H

    Received in the House from the Senate.

  4. 2026-05-13 S

    Senate amendments read and adopted. Read by title and adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays; ordered engrossed and sent to the House.

  5. 2026-05-13 S

    Rules suspended.

  6. 2026-05-12 S

    Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

Official Summary Text

TECHNOLOGY: Creates the Task Force on Blockchain and Digital Innovation.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SLS 26RS-3285 ENGROSSED
2026 Regular Session
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 68
BY SENATOR FESI
TECHNOLOGY. Creates the Task Force on Blockchain and Digital Innovation.
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 To create the Task Force on Blockchain and Digital Innovation to study the use,
3 development, regulation, economic impact, and potential risks and benefits of
4 blockchain technology.
5 WHEREAS, blockchain technology was first outlined by researchers Stuart Haber
6 and W. Scott Stronetta in 1991, who wanted to create a system where document timestamps
7 could not be manipulated; and
8 WHEREAS, blockchain technology, which is primarily used to store cryptocurrency
9 transaction history, works by storing information in groups called blocks and completed
10 blocks are chained to previously filled blocks to form an irreversible timeline of data; and
11 WHEREAS, some proposed uses of blockchain are to record transactions, election
12 votes, product inventories, state identifications, and deeds to homes; and
13 WHEREAS, blockchain technology is a rapidly developing technology that
14 increasingly affects commerce, financial services, government operations, and economic
15 development; and
16 WHEREAS, establishing the Task Force on Blockchain and Digital Innovation to
17 examine opportunities related to blockchain and digital innovation will help identify how
18 to attract and retain businesses engaged in digital assets and related technologies, while
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SLS 26RS-3285 ENGROSSED
1 developing appropriate consumer protections and regulatory clarity.
2 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
3 establish and provide for the Task Force on Blockchain and Digital Innovation to study the
4 use, development, regulation, economic impact, and potential risks and benefits of
5 blockchain technology, and to propose recommendations, together with specific proposals
6 for legislation, by written report to the legislature and to the David R. Poynter Legislative
7 Research Library as required by R.S. 24:771 and 772, no later than May 1, 2027.
8 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force should include consideration of
9 the following:
10 (1) Review of current and potential impacts of blockchain technology and digital
11 assets on the state's economy and business environment.
12 (2) Evaluate opportunities to attract and retain blockchain and digital asset businesses
13 in this state.
14 (3) Study applications of blockchain technology beyond corporate records, including
15 potential uses in government operations and services.
16 (4) Review and analyze regulatory approaches adopted in other states and
17 jurisdictions and their competitive implications for the state.
18 (5) Examine appropriate regulatory frameworks that balance innovation with
19 consumer and market participant protections.
20 (6) Examine the appropriate risks, including privacy risks, and the benefits of using
21 blockchain technology and cryptocurrency in the state and local government and in private
22 businesses in this state.
23 (7) Assess the impact of the cryptocurrency industry in the state.
24 (8) Solicit input from industry participants, consumer advocates, academic experts,
25 and other stakeholders.
26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall consist of the following
27 members:
28 (1) Two members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate.
29 (2) Two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the
30 House of Representatives.
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1 (3) The commissioner of the office of financial initiations, or his designee.
2 (4) The attorney general, or her designee.
3 (5) The state treasurer, or his designee.
4 (6) The secretary of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, or her designee.
5 (7) Three members from either the blockchain, cryptocurrency, digital assets, or
6 financial technology industry appointed by the president of the Senate.
7 (8) Three members from the blockchain, cryptocurrency, digital assets, or financial
8 technology industry appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.
9 (9) The secretary of state, or her designee.
10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that each designating authority shall submit the
11 names of designees to the task force to the chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce,
12 Consumer Protection and International Affairs and the House Committee on Commerce no
13 later than September 1, 2026.
14 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the task force shall convene for its first meeting no
15 later than October 1, 2026, at the call of chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce,
16 Consumer Protection and International Affairs and at the first meeting, the members shall
17 elect a chairman and any other officer the task force may deem appropriate.
18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a majority of the task force shall constitute a
19 quorum for the transaction of business. All official actions of the task force shall require the
20 affirmative vote of a majority of the members.
21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the task force shall serve
22 without compensation, except per diem or expenses reimbursement to which they may be
23 individually entitled as members of their constituent organizations.
24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the staff of the Senate Committee on Commerce,
25 Consumer Protection and International Affairs and the House Committee on Commerce shall
26 provide support to the task force.
27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall terminate on the date of the
28 submission of its report or May 1, 2027, whichever occurs first.
29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
30 commissioner of the office of financial institutions, the attorney general, the state treasurer,
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1 and the secretary of the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Senate Legislative Services.
The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof
or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
DIGEST
SCR 68 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Fesi
Creates the Task Force on Blockchain and Digital Innovation to study the use, development,
regulation, economic impact, and potential risks and benefits of blockchain technology.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Senate Floor Amendments to original bill
1. Changes the termination date and deadline for the task force to submit
written report from February 1, 2027, to May 1, 2027.
2. Adds the secretary of state, or her designee, as a member of the task force.
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