SB284 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Will BarfootSenator
Republican
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: Public Blockchain, creation of; inclusion of certain state expenditures.
Summary: SB284 would require state expenditures over $1,000 to be published on a public blockchain and create a strategic plan to implement this requirement.
What This Bill Does
Starting October 1, 2030, the Comptroller must publish all public expenditures to a public blockchain. The Department of Finance, in collaboration with the Office of Information Technology, must develop and submit a strategic plan to implement this requirement, including recommendations on needed legislation or funding, with a Governor-approved timeline and public release. The bill allows contracting with public or private entities to carry out the work and notes that blockchain should not be the only method used to track expenditures.

Who It Affects
State government officials and agencies (Comptroller, Department of Finance, Office of Information Technology, Governor, and Legislature) who must publish expenditures, prepare and approve the strategic plan, and oversee implementation.
State vendors and private recipients of state expenditures who would have payments recorded on the public blockchain and the public who would have access to these records.

Key Provisions
Definitions: blockchain is a distributed ledger shared among network participants; public expenditures are state transfers to private parties for goods/services that are public records.
Publication requirement: beginning October 1, 2030, the Comptroller must publish all public expenditures exceeding $1,000 to a public blockchain, with implementation rules set by the Department of Finance.
Strategic plan: the Department of Finance, with input from the Office of Information Technology, must develop and submit a strategic plan by September 30, 2027, to the Governor; the plan must include recommendations for legislation or funding.
Governor approval and public release: the Governor must approve the strategic plan by December 31, 2027, and the Department of Finance must publish the approved plan on its website and provide copies to all legislators by January 10, 2028.
Non-exclusive use: nothing in the act requires the Department of Finance to use blockchain exclusively for tracking expenditures.
Effective date: the act becomes effective October 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