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MI HB4086

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Alabas Farhat

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Creates the Office of the Michigan Bullion Depository within the Department of Treasury to serve as custodian and administrator of gold, silver, and other precious metals transferred to or acquired by the state

  • Establishes "Michcoin," a state-issued digital currency backed by physical gold and silver held in a pooled depository account, with each unit representing a specific fraction of a troy ounce of gold or silver

  • Authorizes gold and silver specie and the Michcoin digital currency to be used as legal tender for payment of debts in Michigan, with holders able to redeem digital currency for U.S. dollars or physical precious metals

  • Creates the Michigan Bullion Depositary Fund to support depository operations, with fee revenue split between the general fund (30%) and the depositary fund (70%)

  • Prohibits the depository from engaging in derivatives trading, leveraging precious metal holdings, or extending credit, and establishes that deposited bullion and specie are not available for legislative appropriation

Legislative Description

State finance: other; office of the Michigan bullion depository and Michcoin act; create. Creates new act.

State agencies (existing): treasury

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Government Operations

9/18/2025

Committee Referrals

Government Operations9/18/2025
Communications And Technology2/13/2025

Full Bill Text

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