CHLOM Metaprotocol — Governance Proposal Lifecycle & State Machine

This document defines the full lifecycle and state transitions of governance proposals within the CHLOM Metaprotocol—a patent-pending, multi-layer compliance and governance framework. All protocols and mechanisms described herein are protected intellectual property of CrownThrive, LLC. Any use, integration, or reproduction requires a formal license agreement, as outlined on crownthrive.com.

1. Purpose & Scope

The Governance Proposal Lifecycle ensures that every licensing action—whether issued, modified, or revoked—is driven by a transparent, verifiable, and enforceable governance process, with security guarantees from inception to execution. This applies across:

• DAL (Distributed Autonomous Licensing governance)
• TLaaS (LEX) execution layer
• TLAAS (DLA) compliance layer
• DID + biometric assignment systems
• Web2, Web3, and multi-chain bridge integrations

2. Core States in Lifecycle

1. Draft — Proposal authored, includes metadata, licensing scope, compliance requirements.
2. Submitted — Signed by proposer and registered on-chain.
3. Validation Pending — TLAAS pre-checks DID bindings, biometric factor readiness, jurisdiction rules.
4. Active Voting — DAL governance contract opens proposal for member voting.
5. Voting Closed — Voting window ends; result tallied.
6. Approved — Proposal meets quorum and threshold.
7. Rejected — Proposal fails to meet quorum or threshold.
8. Execution Pending — Synchronization Bus queues approved action for LEX execution.
9. Executed — LEX performs license issuance/modification/revocation.
10. Audited — Proofs anchored on-chain, logs stored in IPFS/Arweave.
11. Archived — Immutable record finalized.

3. State Transition Diagram

Draft → Submitted → Validation Pending → Active Voting → Voting Closed →
    ├─> Approved → Execution Pending → Executed → Audited → Archived
    └─> Rejected → Archived

4. Solidity Reference — Proposal State Machine

// SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
pragma solidity ^0.8.24;

contract GovernanceProposal {
    enum State { Draft, Submitted, ValidationPending, ActiveVoting, VotingClosed, Approved, Rejected, ExecutionPending, Executed, Audited, Archived }
    State public currentState;

    address public proposer;
    mapping(address => bool) public votes;
    uint public yesCount;
    uint public noCount;

    modifier onlyProposer() {
        require(msg.sender == proposer, "NOT_PROPOSER");
        _;
    }

    function submit() external onlyProposer {
        require(currentState == State.Draft, "INVALID_STATE");
        currentState = State.Submitted;
    }

    function validate() external {
        require(currentState == State.Submitted, "INVALID_STATE");
        currentState = State.ValidationPending;
    }

    function openVoting() external {
        require(currentState == State.ValidationPending, "INVALID_STATE");
        currentState = State.ActiveVoting;
    }

    function closeVoting() external {
        require(currentState == State.ActiveVoting, "INVALID_STATE");
        currentState = State.VotingClosed;
        currentState = (yesCount > noCount) ? State.Approved : State.Rejected;
    }
}

5. Compliance Hooks

• Pre-Voting: Proposal validated via TLAAS checks (DID, biometric, jurisdiction).
• Post-Voting: Execution gated until compliance re-verified.
• Bridge Handling: Cross-chain proposals verified through Merkle proof + light client.

6. Security Controls

• Multi-sig + biometric gating for sensitive proposals.
• Proposal tamper detection via hash commitments.
• Immutable audit trail for each state transition.

7. Patent & Licensing Notes

All described governance states, transitions, and compliance-bound licensing execution are covered under CrownThrive’s patent-pending protections. Access to CHLOM governance contracts or lifecycle tooling requires licensing via crownthrive.com.

Next: CHLOM Synchronization Bus — Architecture & Event Propagation Framework.