ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

House: COM DPA/SE 5-4-0-1

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HB 2342: cell phone carrier; spam calls

S/E: blockchain technology; regulation; computational power

Sponsor: Representative Martinez, LD 16

Caucus & COW

 

Summary of the Strike Everything Amendment to HB 2342

Overview

Preempts lawfully assessing or using computation power in a residence from city, town or county regulations.

History

Current statute prohibits a city, town or county from impeding a person running a node on blockchain technology in a residence. Additionally, declares that regulating the act of running a node on blockchain technology in a person’s residence is of statewide concern and prohibits further regulation by any city, town or county (A.R.S. §§ 9-500.42, 11-269.22).

Provisions

1.   Precludes a city, town or county from restricting an individual from lawfully accessing or using computational power in a residence. (Sec. 1, 2)

2.   Asserts that regulating the act of lawfully accessing or using computational power in a residence is of statewide concern and is not subject to further regulation from a city, town or county. (Sec. 1, 2)

3.   Defines computational power as the use of computer hardware and software to process data, run algorithms or perform tasks requiring significant computing resources, including artificial intelligence, blockchain, scientific research and cloud computing. (Sec. 1, 2)

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