Re: California can now issue vital records using Verifiable credentials

Amazing!! Great work all!

K.

> On Sep 29, 2022, at 11:51 AM, Kaliya Identity Woman <kaliya@identitywoman.net> wrote:
> 
> Thank you to all the companies that contributed to support it happening. 
> 
> Mattr
> Block
> IOHK
> Lumedic
> Symsoft Solutions
> IDMachines
> 
> Our lobbyist Jamie Minor of Niemela Pappas &. Associates
> and Ally Medina who headed the Blockchain Advocacy Coalition for most of the time and believed in our vision to get some legislation specifically about verifiable credentials passed. 
> 
> It goes to show that when a small group gets together and focuses along with the right knowledge to navigate the political system good things can happen. 
> 
> I hope we can learn from this and work together in other jurisdictions. 
> 
> - Kaliya
> 
> On Thu, Sep 29, 2022 at 8:25 AM Shawn Butterfield <sbutterfield@salesforce.com <mailto:sbutterfield@salesforce.com>> wrote:
> Congrats, Kaliya! This is exciting :) 
> 
> Butters @ Salesforce | Software Architect
> 
> 
> On Thu, Sep 29, 2022 at 8:24 AM Daniel Goldscheider <daniel@goldscheider.com <mailto:daniel@goldscheider.com>> wrote:
> Awesome work Kaliya!
> 
>> On 29 Sep 2022, at 16:21, Daniel Buchner <dbuchner@squareup.com <mailto:dbuchner@squareup.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Wow, this is awesome, thank you for everything you did to help make this happen, Kaliya.
>> 
>> On Thu, Sep 29, 2022, 8:18 AM Kaliya Identity Woman <kaliya@identitywoman.net <mailto:kaliya@identitywoman.net>> wrote:
>> HI Folks, 
>>  I wanted to report good news from the Verifiable Credentials Policy Committee that I have chaired for the two years here in California (it sits under the Blockchain Advocacy Coalition). 
>>   
>>  SB 786 was signed by the Governor yesterday so it is now law. 
>> It amends the vital records act to say counties can issue vital records ad verifiable credentials. 
>>  You can see the text here: 
>> https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB786#93ENR <https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB786#93ENR>
>> 
>> Hopefully other states will take note and follow suit. 
>>  -Kaliya