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Lawmakers in Tennessee have advanced a proposal that would create a state Bitcoin reserve, moving the measure to the Senate Finance Committee for review on April 21.
Sen. Kerry Roberts sponsors SB 2639. The bill was advanced by the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee before being sent to the Senate Finance Committee, which oversees tax and spending matters and will determine the measure’s next step.
In the House, Rep. Jody Barrett sponsors the companion bill, HB 1695. The House Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee placed the measure behind the budget and later removed it from notice, effectively halting progress in the House unless leadership revives it.
The proposal would direct the State Treasurer to invest a capped share of certain state funds in Bitcoin. Lawmakers’ stated rationale centers on inflation and the effect of rising prices on the real value of assets held in the general fund and other pools.
The measure includes strict custody standards and requires biennial public reporting with cryptographic proof of holdings.
The bill describes Bitcoin as a decentralized digital commodity with a fixed supply and argues that a fiduciary investor may use it to improve long-term, inflation-adjusted returns. Barrett said, “This is about responsible stewardship of public finances,” and compared Bitcoin to gold.
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