# Connecticut HB 06990: AN ACT CONCERNING THE SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF VIRTUAL CURRENCY AND VIRTUAL CURRENCY WALLETS.

Connecticut HB 06990, AN ACT CONCERNING THE SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF VIRTUAL CURRENCY AND VIRTUAL CURRENCY WALLETS., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Banking Committee; status signed, last action 2025-06-23 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut HB 06990
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING THE SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF VIRTUAL CURRENCY AND VIRTUAL CURRENCY WALLETS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-06-23, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Banking Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: banking
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (226 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

To specify that digital wallets and virtual currency are included in the term "property" as such term is used in various statutes concerning the seizure and forfeiture of property.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Digital assets enter more criminal-law rules: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Connecticut's seized-property and search-warrant rules expressly cover virtual currency and wallets. Stolen property includes these assets and sale proceeds when obtained through theft or other illegal means. Specified criminal laws also treat virtual currency, wallets, and…
- Digital assets face broader crime forfeiture: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Connecticut's forfeiture rules cover virtual currency and wallets tied to specified drug and exploitation crimes. Covered assets include money used or intended for those crimes, proceeds, and property derived from proceeds. Seizures must relate to a lawful arrest or a lawful…
- Stolen digital assets can repay victims: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Connecticut can take virtual currency and wallets tied to specified theft crimes, including mixed-in contents. Assets must be used, held, controlled, or designed for those crimes, or be proceeds from them. Seizure must follow a lawful arrest or search; prosecutors must seek…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Banking Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-25 | House | JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 292 | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | House | House Roll Call Vote 87 AS AMENDED | pass | 140 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | House | BA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass | 13 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-06-23: Signed by the Governor (legislature)
- 2025-06-09: Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor (legislature)
- 2025-06-05: Transmitted to the Secretary of State (legislature)
- 2025-06-03: Public Act 25-41 (legislature)
- 2025-05-29: On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence (legislature)
- 2025-05-29: Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2025-05-12: File Number 907 (legislature)
- 2025-05-12: Senate Calendar Number 453 (Senate)
- 2025-05-12: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2025-05-08: House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A (House)
- 2025-05-08: House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 8121 (House)
- 2025-04-28: Tabled for the Calendar, House (House)
- 2025-04-28: No New File by Committee on Judiciary (legislature)
- 2025-04-28: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-04-28: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-04-25: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2025-04-22: Referred by House to Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-03-26: File Number 270 (legislature)
- 2025-03-26: House Calendar Number 193 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House)
- 2025-03-26: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-03-20: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/25/25 5:00 PM (legislature)
- 2025-03-11: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-03-11: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2025-02-20: Public Hearing 02/27 (legislature)
- 2025-02-19: Referred to Joint Committee on Banking (legislature)

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 25-41, 2025-06-03: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00041-R00HB-06990-PA.PDF)
- File No. 907, 2025-05-12: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-06990-R000907-FC.PDF)
- File No. 270, 2025-03-26: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-06990-R000270-FC.PDF)
- BA Joint Favorable, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06990-R01-HB.PDF)
- JUD Joint Favorable, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06990-R02-HB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06990-R00-HB.PDF)
- BA Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/H/PDF/2025HB-06990-R00BA-JFR.PDF)
- BA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-06990-R00BA-CV52-TS.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 270: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06990-R000270-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 907: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06990-R010907-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for HB-6990, as amended by House "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06990-R01-BA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 270: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06990-R000270-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 907: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06990-R010907-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 7502 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06990-R00LCO07502-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 7778 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06990-R00LCO07778-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8100 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06990-R00LCO08100-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8121 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06990-R00LCO08121-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for HB-6990, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 8121): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06990-R01-FN.PDF)
- House LCO Amendment #7502 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO07502-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House LCO Amendment #7778 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO07778-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House LCO Amendment #8100 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO08100-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House Roll Call Vote 87 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00087-R00HB06990-HV.PDF)
- House Schedule A LCO# 8121 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/H/pdf/2025HB-06990-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- JUD Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/H/PDF/2025HB-06990-R00JUD-JFR.PDF)
- JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-06990-R00JUD-CV186-TS.PDF)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 292: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00292-R00HB06990-SV.PDF)
- Summary for Public Act No. 25-41: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00041-R02HB-06990-SUM.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Public Act No. 25-41 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00041-R00HB-06990-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 907 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-06990-R000907-FC.PDF)
- [File No. 270 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-06990-R000270-FC.PDF)
- [BA Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06990-R01-HB.PDF)
- [JUD Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06990-R02-HB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06990-R00-HB.PDF)
- [BA Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/H/PDF/2025HB-06990-R00BA-JFR.PDF)
- [BA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-06990-R00BA-CV52-TS.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 270 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06990-R000270-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 907 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06990-R010907-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for HB-6990, as amended by House "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06990-R01-BA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 270 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06990-R000270-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 907 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06990-R010907-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 7502 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06990-R00LCO07502-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 7778 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06990-R00LCO07778-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8100 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06990-R00LCO08100-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8121 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06990-R00LCO08121-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for HB-6990, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 8121) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06990-R01-FN.PDF)
- [House LCO Amendment #7502 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO07502-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House LCO Amendment #7778 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO07778-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House LCO Amendment #8100 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO08100-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House Roll Call Vote 87 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00087-R00HB06990-HV.PDF)
- [House Schedule A LCO# 8121 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/H/pdf/2025HB-06990-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- [JUD Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/H/PDF/2025HB-06990-R00JUD-JFR.PDF)
- [JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-06990-R00JUD-CV186-TS.PDF)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 292 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00292-R00HB06990-SV.PDF)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 25-41 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00041-R02HB-06990-SUM.PDF)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB06990-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).