# Treasury adopts state stablecoin certification procedures with a delayed submission opening

> Treasury published an immediately effective interim final rule prescribing how the Stablecoin Certification Review Committee reviews state payment-stablecoin regulatory regimes.

- URL: https://riadefi.com/regulation/2026-09-30-treasury-genius-act-state-stablecoin-certification-procedures/
- Posture: Final rule
- Authorities: U.S. Department of the Treasury; Stablecoin Certification Review Committee
- Event date: 2026-09-30
- Effective: 2026-09-30
- Version: 1, published 2026-10-01 (first published 2026-10-01)
- Advisor-relevant: yes

## What changed

Treasury published an immediately effective interim final rule prescribing how the Stablecoin Certification Review Committee reviews state payment-stablecoin regulatory regimes. The rule requires initial attestations and supporting materials, annual recertification during the anniversary calendar quarter, and approval or denial within 30 days after a submission is complete. Untimely annual recertification suspends certification approval; denials receive cure and appeal procedures. Certifications will not be accepted until Paperwork Reduction Act approval and a Treasury website notification. Comments are due November 30, 2026. The rule does not itself approve a state regime or authorize an individual issuer.

## Who it affects

- State payment-stablecoin regulators seeking certification
- Payment-stablecoin issuers seeking or relying on state regulation
- Advisers and custodians diligencing state-regulated payment stablecoins

## What is still open

- When PRA approval and Treasury's certification-opening notification will occur
- Which state regimes will receive Committee approval
- How suspension or final denial will affect existing issuers and required licensing transitions
- Whether comments will lead to revisions of the interim procedures

## What it means for an advisor

- Track Committee approval and annual recertification status alongside an issuer's state license
- Distinguish the rule's effective date from the opening of certification submissions and approval of particular regimes
- Add certification suspension and licensing-transition contingencies to stablecoin issuer diligence

## Sources

1. [Forms and Procedures for Review of State Certifications by the Stablecoin Certification Review Committee](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/30/2026-19966/forms-and-procedures-for-review-of-state-certifications-by-the-stablecoin-certification-review) · U.S. Department of the Treasury, on behalf of the Stablecoin Certification Review Committee · 2026-09-30 · effective 2026-09-30


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