S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9543
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 14, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. JENSEN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Governmental Operations
AN ACT in relation to directing chief information officer conduct a
study on the feasibility of adopting blockchain technology for use
within the state government; and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon expiration thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. For the purposes of this act, the term "blockchain technol-
ogy" shall mean distributed ledger technologies, including public,
permissioned, and hybrid systems, as well as smart contracts and other
forms of programmable logic. Such term shall also include the tokeniza-
tion of data or assets, where applicable.
§ 2. The chief information officer shall, in consultation with any
other department, division, board, bureau, commission, agency, or public
authority of the state or any political subdivision thereof deemed
necessary by the officer, prepare a study to evaluate the feasibility,
potential benefits, risk, and costs of adopting the use of blockchain
technology for use within the state government. Such study shall
include, but not be limited to:
(a) an evaluation of blockchain technology's potential application for
records management and public archives; interagency data-sharing and
case management; cybersecurity and system integrity; asset and supply
chain management; judicial and criminal justice system applications;
non-voting election-related applications; verification of licensing and
credentialing processes relating to professional licenses; workforce and
organizational readiness; interoperability and standards for blockchain
with current state information technology systems; data governance and
ethics; and any other potential state application for secure data
management; and
(b) a cost-benefit analysis of the implementation of blockchain tech-
nology; technical, technological, legal, regulatory, privacy, and
cybersecurity considerations; and recommendations regarding the use of
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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blockchain technology by state agencies, along with legislative and
regulatory proposals necessary to implement such regulations.
§ 3. The chief information officer shall publish a report of the
study's findings to the governor, the temporary president of the senate,
the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate, and the
minority leader of the assembly on or before twelve months after the
effective date of this act.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed twelve months after such date.