According to ChainCatcher, the North Carolina State Assembly passed a bill on Wednesday that restricts the state government from using and accepting central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) issued by the Federal Reserve. House Bill 690 is currently submitted to Governor Roy Cooper for approval, a day after the Senate passed the bill with 39 votes in favor and 5 against.

The House of Representatives passed the bill in a 109-4 vote on June 26. If Cooper signs the bill into law, it will immediately prohibit agencies and courts in the state from accepting “payments made using central bank digital currency.” It will also prohibit them from participating in CBDC testing conducted by “any branch of the Federal Reserve.”