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IA HF2723
Bill
Status
2/24/2026
Primary Sponsor
Commerce
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AI Summary
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Establishes gold and silver bullion as legal tender in Iowa, allowing any person to use specie in financial transactions while not requiring anyone to accept it as payment.
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Requires the State Treasurer to approve one or more bullion depositories meeting London Bullion Market Association standards, either operated directly by the state or through private depository agents.
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Creates a framework for electronic payment systems that enable vendors to process payments based on specie held in bullion depositories, with mandatory compliance with state and federal money transmitter laws.
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Defines specie as refined gold (99.5% pure) or silver (99.9% pure) in uniform shape suitable for currency, and establishes "transactional gold and silver" as fractional representations transferable electronically.
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Mandates privacy protections prohibiting transaction data sharing without court authorization and explicitly bans use of transaction information in social credit scoring systems.
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to the use of specie as legal tender.(Formerly HF 2311.)
Last Action
Introduced, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 402.
2/24/2026