Missouri HB 2080, also tracked as HCS HB 2080 and revision 4080H.02C, was a 2026 Missouri House bill concerning state-held digital assets. Although the request refers to a “Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Fund,” the latest House Committee Substitute used the name Cryptocurrency Strategic Reserve Fund. As of June 11, 2026, the bill was not enacted. It received a House Commerce Committee “do pass” report on March 12, 2026, but no House passage before the 2026 regular session adjourned sine die on May 30, 2026.
Missouri HB 2080 status and title
The bill was introduced by Representative Ben Keathley in the Missouri House during the 2026 Regular Session. The committee substitute’s formal act caption would have amended chapter 30 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri by adding three new sections relating to digital assets, with a contingent effective date. The measure is best classified as an expired Missouri state bill rather than an enacted law or active reserve program.
Key provisions in the committee substitute
Reserve fund, custody and reporting
Section 30.1025 would have created a dedicated fund in the state treasury, with the Missouri State Treasurer as custodian. The bill defined Bitcoin, blockchain, blockchain protocol, cold storage, cryptocurrency, custody, digital asset, donor, node, stablecoin and staking. The definition of “cryptocurrency” included Bitcoin, Solana, Ethereum, Ripple XRP and USDC, while “digital asset” was defined more broadly to include virtual currency, cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, nonfungible tokens and other digital-only assets carrying economic, proprietary or access rights or powers.
The Treasurer would have been authorized to accept gifts, grants, donations, bequests or devises of digital assets from eligible Missouri residents or governmental entities. Digital assets entering state custody would have been stored for at least five years before transfer, sale, appropriation or conversion, as directed by the Treasurer. The bill also contemplated secure storage policies, cold storage, a U.S.-based third-party digital asset security provider, regular audits and a biennial public report before December 31 of each even-numbered year.
State investment authority and payments
The committee substitute stated that the Treasurer would have authority to invest, purchase and hold digital assets using state funds. A separate section would have required governmental entities to accept Department of Revenue-approved digital assets for taxes, fees, costs, charges, assessments, fines and other amounts owed to a governmental entity. The payer could be required to cover service fees associated with the transaction. The text also stated that a person owing fees or tax obligations to the state or a political subdivision would use USDC or a dollar-equivalent stablecoin to satisfy those obligations, with any balance potentially convertible to Ethereum, Solana, Ripple XRP, USDC or Bitcoin at the Treasurer’s discretion.
Node and staking provisions
Section 30.1030 would have barred the state from prohibiting individuals from operating a node to connect to a blockchain protocol or from participating in staking. It also stated that businesses providing staking services would not be considered as offering a security or investment contract under state law, and that validators would not face liability for a specific transaction merely because they validated it while providing staking services.
Jurisdictional impact and contingent effective date
HB 2080 was a Missouri-only bill aimed at state treasury powers, governmental-entity payment acceptance and state-level treatment of node and staking activity. It did not create federal digital asset rules. The committee substitute also contained a contingent effective-date clause: Section A would become effective only if voters approved a constitutional amendment submitted by the General Assembly regarding the State Treasurer’s ability to invest in other reasonable and prudent financial instruments and securities. Because the bill did not pass, no effective date applies.
Status and timeline
HB 2080 was prefiled on December 1, 2025, read the first time on January 7, 2026, referred to the House Commerce Committee on February 19, 2026, heard publicly on February 25, 2026 and reported “do pass” with a House Committee Substitute on March 12, 2026. The House adjourned sine die at midnight on May 30, 2026. The bill record reviewed for this profile showed no further action after the committee report, so the profile treats the measure as expired after session adjournment, subject to editor review if the Missouri House updates the bill record differently.