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1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 120
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2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend House Resolution 120 as follows: |
3 | | by deleting everything and replacing it with the following: |
4 | | "WHEREAS, The development of distributed databases and |
5 | | ledgers protected against revision by
publicly-verifiable open |
6 | | source cryptographic algorithms, and protected from data loss |
7 | | by
distributed records sharing, colloquially called |
8 | | "blockchain", has reached a point where the
opportunities for |
9 | | efficiency, cost savings, and cybersecurity deserve |
10 | | legislative study; and |
11 | | WHEREAS, Blockchain technology is a promising way to |
12 | | facilitate a transition to more efficient
government service |
13 | | delivery models and economies of scale, including facilitating |
14 | | safe,
paperless transactions, and permanent recordkeeping |
15 | | immune to cyber-attacks, and data
destruction; and |
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1 | | WHEREAS, Blockchain technology can reduce the prevalence |
2 | | of government's disparate,
computer systems, databases, and |
3 | | custom-built software interfaces, reducing costs associated |
4 | | with
maintenance and implementation and allowing more regions |
5 | | of the state to participate in
electronic government services; |
6 | | and |
7 | | WHEREAS, Nations and municipalities across the world are |
8 | | studying and implementing
government reforms that bolster |
9 | | trust and reduce bureaucracy through verifiable open source
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10 | | blockchain technology in a variety of use cases from medical |
11 | | records, land records, banking,
and property auctions; and |
12 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois, through the recently |
13 | | created Illinois Blockchain Initiative, has
promoted a |
14 | | collaborative regulatory exchange with technology firms, |
15 | | software developers, and
service providers, so that if |
16 | | regulation is needed, it will be the product of a collaborative |
17 | | and
proactive approach, with the goal of encouraging economic |
18 | | development through innovation; therefore, be it |
19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
20 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that there |
21 | | is created the Illinois
Legislative Blockchain and Distributed |
22 | | Ledger Task Force to study how and if State, county, and |
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1 | | municipal governments can benefit from a transition to a
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2 | | blockchain based system for recordkeeping and service |
3 | | delivery; and be it further |
4 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force will consist of the following |
5 | | members: |
6 | | (1) two members appointed by the Speaker of the House |
7 | | of Representatives,
one who shall be designated as |
8 | | Co-Chairperson; |
9 | | (2) two members appointed by the House Minority Leader; |
10 | | (3) two members appointed by the President of the
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11 | | Senate, one who shall be designated as Co-Chairperson; |
12 | | (4) two members appointed by the Senate Minority
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13 | | Leader; |
14 | | (5) one member appointed by the Cook County Recorder of
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15 | | Deeds; |
16 | | (6) one member appointed by the Cook County Clerk; |
17 | | (7) one member appointed by the state Division of
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18 | | Banking; |
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1 | | (8) one member appointed by the Secretary of State; |
2 | | (9) one member appointed by the Illinois Department of |
3 | | Commerce and Economic Opportunity; |
4 | | (10) two members appointed by the Illinois Department |
5 | | of Innovation and Technology; |
6 | | (11) one member appointed by the Illinois Department of |
7 | | Insurance; and |
8 | | (12) one member appointed by the Illinois Department |
9 | | Financial and Professional Regulation; and be it further |
10 | | RESOLVED, That all appointments shall be confirmed by both |
11 | | Co-Chairpersons; and be it further |
12 | | RESOLVED, That all appointments to the Task Force shall be
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13 | | made within 60 days after the adoption of this resolution;
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14 | | vacancies in the Task Force shall be filled by their respective
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15 | | appointing authorities within 30 days after the vacancy occurs;
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16 | | and be it further |
17 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force members shall serve without |
18 | | compensation; and be it further |
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1 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force may employ skilled experts |
2 | | with the
approval of the Co-Chairpersons, and shall receive the
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3 | | cooperation of any State agencies it deems appropriate to
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4 | | assist the Task Force in carrying out its duties; and be it
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5 | | further |
6 | | RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall be
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7 | | considered members with voting rights; a quorum of the Task
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8 | | Force shall consist of a majority of the members; and be it |
9 | | further |
10 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet initially at the
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11 | | call of the Co-Chairpersons, no later than 90 days after the
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12 | | adoption of this resolution, and shall thereafter meet at the
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13 | | call of the Co-Chairpersons; and be it further |
14 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Innovation and |
15 | | Technology shall provide
administrative and other support to |
16 | | the Task Force; and be it further |
17 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall research, analyze, and |
18 | | consider: |
19 | | (1) Opportunities and risks associated with using |
20 | | blockchain and distributed ledger
technology; |
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1 | | (2) Different types of blockchains, both public and |
2 | | private, and different consensus
algorithms; |
3 | | (3) Projects and use cases currently under development |
4 | | in other states and nations, and
how those cases could be |
5 | | applied in Illinois; |
6 | | (4) How current State laws can be modified to support |
7 | | secure, paperless recordkeeping; |
8 | | (5) The State Public Key Infrastructure and digital |
9 | | signatures; and |
10 | | (6) Official reports and recommendations from the |
11 | | Illinois Blockchain Initiative; and be it further |
12 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall present its findings
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13 | | and recommendations to the General Assembly in a report on or |
14 | | before January 1, 2018."
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