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IA HF2723

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/24/2026

Primary Sponsor

Commerce

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means2/24/2026

Full Bill Text

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