ENROLLED
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 415
BY REPRESENTATIVES AMEDEE, BACALA, BUTLER, CARRIER, COX, CREWS,
EDMONSTON, FIRMENT, FRIEMAN, GAROFALO, GEYMANN, HORTON,
ILLG, MACK, MCCORMICK, MCFARLAND, MCKNIGHT, CHARLES OWEN,
RISER, SCHAMERHORN, WHEAT, AND WRIGHT
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S.10:9-102(a)(29) and to enact R.S. 10:9-102(a)(82), relative to
3 central bank digital currency; to provide an exception to a deposit account; to define
4 a central bank currency; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 10:9-102(a)(29) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
7 10:9-102(a)(82) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง9-102. Definitions and index of definitions
9 (a) Chapter 9 definitions. In this Chapter:
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11 (29) "Deposit account" means a demand, time, savings, passbook, or similar
12 account maintained with a bank. The term does not include investment property, a
13 central bank digital currency, or accounts evidenced by an instrument.
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1 (82) "Central bank digital currency" means a digital currency, a digital
2 medium of exchange, or a digital monetary unit of account issued by the Board of
3 Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System, or a federal agency of the
4 United States, that is processed, validated, or made directly available to a consumer.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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