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MI HB5670
Bill
Status
3/5/2026
Primary Sponsor
Matthew Maddock
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AI Summary
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Requires Michigan to offer state classified civil service salaried employees the option to receive wages in cryptocurrency beginning January 1, 2027
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Mandates the state provide at least 6 digital currency payment options, with Bitcoin required as one of the choices
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Prohibits the state from offering any state-owned, state-controlled, or central bank digital currency as a payment option
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Allows employees to alternatively choose payment in US currency (picked up in person at the Treasury office in Lansing) or traditional direct deposit/electronic transfer
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Amends the Payment of Wages and Fringe Benefits Act (1978 PA 390) by adding section 6a
Legislative Description
Public employees and officers: compensation and benefits; methods of compensation for salaried employees of the state civil service commission; require option for cryptocurrency. Amends 1978 PA 390 (MCL 408.471 - 408.490) by adding sec. 6a.
Public employees and officers: compensation and benefits
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/05/2026
3/10/2026