Louisiana lawmakers have passed House Resolution 317 to establish a new committee focused on artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and cryptocurrency.
The group will assess their impact on the state’s economy, legislation, and daily life. This resolution was introduced by Representative Mark Wright and passed during the 2025 Regular Session to set up the legislative subcommittee under the House Committee on Commerce.
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The resolution states:
"WHEREAS One in five Americans owns cryptocurrency…it is in the interest of Louisiana [to] consider the benefits and challenges of these technologies." pic.twitter.com/mxEfawa0su
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Lawmakers form a team to study AI, blockchain, and crypto
The subcommittee is required to begin its work no later than September 1, 2025. It will take several months to gather information and speak directly with experts to understand the benefits and risks of using these technologies in Louisiana’s economy and the government.
The resolution states that the group must submit its full report to the House Committee on Commerce and the David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library by February 1, 2026. The report must explain the current use cases for AI, blockchain, and cryptocurrency in Louisiana. It should also examine how other states are managing these technologies. Finally, the group must recommend potential safeguards and determine whether Louisiana should introduce new laws to ensure their safe use in everyday life.
The resolution doesn’t directly create any new laws. Still, it shows that the state is serious about bringing digital tools and assets into mainstream use and wants its leaders to understand how powerful and complex the tools are.
Louisiana is one of the many states actively investigating AI, blockchain, and crypto. The leaders around the country are now waking up to the fact that if they wait too long to get the technology and the regulations around it right, people could end up vulnerable.
The team will hold hearings and speak with experts before writing the report
The House Resolution 317 says the subcommittee must actively go out, listen to the public, invite experts, and learn from people who understand how these technologies are being built, used, and regulated.
The group must create open events where tech professionals, business owners, educators, students, or regular citizens share their concerns, insights, or experiences with AI tools, blockchain systems, or digital currencies. Lawmakers want the committee to hear from people who work closely with these tools and can explain their risks and potential in simple language.
The subcommittee will examine state-level pilot programs, bills in Congress, and proposed national laws that deal with these technologies. This analysis will help Louisiana understand how it might improve its own rules from a detailed review of what other states and the federal government are doing.
No individual members have been publicly named to the subcommittee, but the task force will comprise existing members of the House Commerce Committee and a chair of their choice.
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