Full Text of HJR0025 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 25
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The development of distributed databases and | 3 | | ledgers protected against revision by
publicly-verifiable open | 4 | | source cryptographic algorithms, and protected from data loss | 5 | | by
distributed records sharing, colloquially called | 6 | | "blockchain", has reached a point where the
opportunities for | 7 | | efficiency, cost savings, and cybersecurity deserve | 8 | | legislative study; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Blockchain technology is a promising way to | 10 | | facilitate a transition to more efficient
government service | 11 | | delivery models and economies of scale, including facilitating | 12 | | safe,
paperless transactions, and permanent recordkeeping | 13 | | immune to cyber-attacks, and data
destruction; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Blockchain technology can reduce the prevalence | 15 | | of government's disparate,
computer systems, databases, and | 16 | | custom-built software interfaces, reducing costs associated | 17 | | with
maintenance and implementation and allowing more regions | 18 | | of the state to participate in
electronic government services; | 19 | | and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Nations and municipalities across the world are | 21 | | studying and implementing
government reforms that bolster | 22 | | trust and reduce bureaucracy through verifiable open source
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| 1 | | blockchain technology in a variety of use cases from medical | 2 | | records, land records, banking,
and property auctions; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois, through the recently | 4 | | created Illinois Blockchain Initiative, has
promoted a | 5 | | collaborative regulatory exchange with technology firms, | 6 | | software developers, and
service providers, so that if | 7 | | regulation is needed, it will be the product of a collaborative | 8 | | and
proactive approach, with the goal of encouraging economic | 9 | | development through innovation; therefore, be it | 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 11 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | 12 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Illinois
| 13 | | Legislative Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Task Force to | 14 | | study how and if State, county, and municipal governments can | 15 | | benefit from a transition to a
blockchain based system for | 16 | | recordkeeping and service delivery; and be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force will consist of the following | 18 | | members: | 19 | | (1) two members appointed by the Speaker of the House | 20 | | of Representatives,
one who shall be designated as | 21 | | Co-Chairperson; |
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| 1 | | (2) two members appointed by the House Minority Leader; | 2 | | (3) two members appointed by the President of the
| 3 | | Senate, one who shall be designated as Co-Chairperson; | 4 | | (4) two members appointed by the Senate Minority
| 5 | | Leader; | 6 | | (5) one member appointed by the Cook County Recorder of
| 7 | | Deeds; | 8 | | (6) one member appointed by the Cook County Clerk; | 9 | | (7) one member appointed by the state Division of
| 10 | | Banking; | 11 | | (8) one member appointed by the Secretary of State; | 12 | | (9) one member appointed by the Illinois Department of | 13 | | Commerce and Economic Opportunity; | 14 | | (10) two members appointed by the Illinois Department | 15 | | of Innovation and Technology; | 16 | | (11) one member appointed by the Illinois Department of | 17 | | Insurance; and |
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| 1 | | (12) one member appointed by the Illinois Department | 2 | | Financial and Professional Regulation; and be it further | 3 | | RESOLVED, That all appointments shall be confirmed by both | 4 | | Co-Chairpersons; and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That all appointments to the Task Force shall be
| 6 | | made within 60 days after the adoption of this resolution;
| 7 | | vacancies in the Task Force shall be filled by their respective
| 8 | | appointing authorities within 30 days after the vacancy occurs;
| 9 | | and be it further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force members shall serve without | 11 | | compensation; and be it further | 12 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force may employ skilled experts | 13 | | with the
approval of the Co-Chairpersons, and shall receive the
| 14 | | cooperation of any State agencies it deems appropriate to
| 15 | | assist the Task Force in carrying out its duties; and be it
| 16 | | further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall be
| 18 | | considered members with voting rights; a quorum of the Task
| 19 | | Force shall consist of a majority of the members; and be it | 20 | | further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet initially at the
| 2 | | call of the Co-Chairpersons, no later than 90 days after the
| 3 | | adoption of this resolution, and shall thereafter meet at the
| 4 | | call of the Co-Chairpersons; and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Innovation and | 6 | | Technology shall provide
administrative and other support to | 7 | | the Task Force; and be it further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall research, analyze, and | 9 | | consider: | 10 | | (1) Opportunities and risks associated with using | 11 | | blockchain and distributed ledger
technology; | 12 | | (2) Different types of blockchains, both public and | 13 | | private, and different consensus
algorithms; | 14 | | (3) Projects and use cases currently under development | 15 | | in other states and nations, and
how those cases could be | 16 | | applied in Illinois; | 17 | | (4) How current State laws can be modified to support | 18 | | secure, paperless recordkeeping; |
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| 1 | | (5) The State Public Key Infrastructure and digital | 2 | | signatures; and | 3 | | (6) Official reports and recommendations from the | 4 | | Illinois Blockchain Initiative; and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall present its findings
| 6 | | and recommendations to the General Assembly in a report on or | 7 | | before January 1, 2018.
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