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Alabama HouseHB259

Stablecoin; license required for issuance or sale of stablecoins, Alabama Securities Commission to enforce and authorize, penalties provided

Passed 97–1Bipartisan

What it does: This act is the Financial Innovation and Market Expansion Act. This act adds Chapter 7B to Title 8, Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) prohibit issuing payment stablecoins without a permit, subject to exceptions; (2) beginning 2028, prohibit digital asset service providers from offering payment stablecoins not issued by permittees, subject to exceptions; (3) authorize the Alabama Securities Commission to establish a license application process according to specified requirements; (4) require licensees to implement anti-money laundering and economic sanctions programs; (5) authorize and require the… (official summary)

Question before the chamber: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended

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The tally

Yes 97 · No 1 · Not voting 7

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats2702
Republicans7015

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted yes. 1 member voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (105)

Yes 97

No 1

Not voting 7

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.