- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRBs0480/1LRB-5468/1 ARG:wlj/emw/cdcARG:wlj&emw ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 2, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 968 FebruaryJanuary 18,30, 2026 - OfferedIntroduced by RepresentativeRepresentatives S NYDER ., DOYLE, G UNDRUM , N OVAK, M ELOTIK, MC CARVILLE , AYLOR , ARMSTRONG , CALLAHAN , DESMIDT, D ITTRICH, DONOVAN , FITZGERALD , B.
JACOBSON , JOERS, KAUFERT , K NODL, K REIBICH, M URPHY, M URSAU , O'C ONNOR , ORTIZ-VELEZ, P ENTERMAN , PIWOWARCZYK , INICKI, PIROS , UBECK , UDELL and BILLINGS, cosponsored by Senator JAMES .
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions.
The bill requires a virtual currency kiosk operator to affix a specified printed warning to the front of each virtual currency kiosk and to electronically display this warning on - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRBs0480/1 ARG:wlj/emw/cdc S ECTION 1 the kiosk’s screen, which the customer must acknowledge to proceed with the transaction.
Before entering - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-5468/1 ARG:wlj&emw ASSEMBLY BILL 968 SECTION 1 into an initial transaction with an individual, a virtual currency kiosk operator must verify the individual’s identity by collecting certain information, including the individual’s full legal name, date of birth, and contact information, and obtaining a copy of the individual’s driver’s license, passport, or other government-issued identification document.
221.0303, remote - 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRBs0480/1 ARG:wlj/emw/cdc SECTION 1 service units under ss.
- 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRB-5468/1 ARG:wlj&emw ASSEMBLY BILL 968 SECTION 1 (b) “Fiat currency” means a medium of exchange that is authorized or adopted by the federal government as part of its currency and is not backed by a commodity.
(2) LLICENSE ICENSEREQUIRED REQUIRED..
or claiming your computer was hacked.IFhackedIF SOMEONE YOU - 2026 Legislature - 4 - LRBs0480/1 ARG:wlj/emw/cdc SECTION 1 DON’T KNOW IS ASKING YOU TO SEND VIRTUAL CURRENCY FROM THIS MACHINE, DO NOT PROCEED WITH THE TRANSACTION.
LOSSES DUE TO - 2026 Legislature - 4 - LRB-5468/1 ARG:wlj&emw ASSEMBLY BILL 968 SECTION 1 FRAUDULENT OR ACCIDENTAL TRANSACTIONS MAY NOT BE RECOVERABLE.
- 2026 Legislature - 5 - LRBs0480/1 ARG:wlj/emw/cdc S ECTION 1 (b) Identity verification for each transaction.
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A virtual currency kiosk operator may not accept from or dispense to a customer, by - 2026 Legislature - 6 - LRBs0480/1 ARG:wlj/emw/cdc SECTION 1 means of any virtual currency kiosk, more than a total of $1,000$500 in fiat currency in the same day.
(b) Fee limit.
A virtual currency kiosk operator may not collect fees or other - 2026 Legislature - 6 - LRB-5468/1 ARG:wlj&emw ASSEMBLY BILL 968 SECTION 1 charges from a customer in connection with a transaction that exceed the greater of $5 or 3 percent of the transaction amount.
For purposes of this paragraph, “fees or other charges” includes any difference between the price charged to a customer to buy, sell, exchange, or convert virtual currency and the prevailing market value of the virtual currency at the time of the transaction.
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SSECTION ECTION 2.
(1) C USTOMER IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS .
217.12 (4) - 2026 Legislature - 8 - LRB-5468/1 ARG:wlj&emw ASSEMBLY BILL 968 S ECTION 2 first applies to transactions occurring on the 60th day after the effective date of this subsection.
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