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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Bill Creates Digital Asset Reserve Fund and Sets Abandonment Rules for Cryptocurrency
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in CommitteeSponsor: Craig Bowser
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 352 establishes a state bitcoin and digital assets reserve fund managed by the state treasurer and sets a three-year abandonment period for unclaimed digital assets. The measure outlines procedures for handling s, rewards, and transfers of unclaimed cryptocurrency to qualified custodians.
The measure alters how unclaimed cryptocurrency and virtual currencies are managed and monetized by the state, directing a portion of digital asset deposits to the state general fund while holding rewards for eventual transfer to a specialized reserve fund.
- State unclaimed property laws govern how governments handle financial assets and property left inactive or unclaimed by their owners for a specified period. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
holders of digital assets
Holders must report, deliver, and maintain records for digital assets subject to unclaimed property rules and transfer them to qualified custodians.
state treasury
The treasury administers the newly created bitcoin and digital assets reserve fund and receives general fund credits from digital asset deposits.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
When is a digital asset considered abandoned under this measure?
What happens to staking rewards earned on unclaimed digital assets?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
5 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Committee
- Jan 27, 2026SenateHearing: Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 9:30 AM — Room 546-S
- Jan 22, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Jan 22, 2026SenateWithdrawn from Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance; Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
- Jan 21, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Integration of Digital Assets into Unclaimed Property
The legislation systematically updates traditional unclaimed property timelines and custody rules to explicitly incorporate virtual currencies and blockchain assets.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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