HB484 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mike ShawRepresentative

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Public Blockchain, creation of; inclusion of certain state expenditures.

Summary

The bill would require publishing state expenditures over $1,000 to a public blockchain and create a plan to make that happen.

What This Bill Does

Starting October 1, 2030, the Comptroller would publish all state expenditures over $1,000 to a public blockchain. The Department of Finance, with the Office of Information Technology, must develop a strategic plan by September 30, 2027 to implement this, and the Governor must approve it by December 31, 2027; a copy must be published by January 10, 2028. The Comptroller may contract with public or private entities to implement the system, and the bill does not require blockchain to be the only method used.

Who It Affects

• Alabama residents and taxpayers who would have more visible, publicly accessible data on state spending.
• Alabama state government staff and contractors (Comptroller, Department of Finance, Office of Information Technology, and vendors) who would implement and manage the blockchain reporting system.

Key Provisions

• Public expenditures over $1,000 must be published to a public blockchain starting Oct 1, 2030.
• A strategic plan to implement the publishing requirement must be developed by Sept 30, 2027, approved by the Governor by Dec 31, 2027, and published by Jan 10, 2028.
• The Department of Finance may contract with public or private entities to implement the act; the plan may include recommendations on needed legislation or funding.
• The act does not require sole use of blockchain technology; other methods may be used for tracking state expenditures.
• The act becomes effective on Oct 1, 2025.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

State Government