HB 2325
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
House: APPROP DPA/SE 11-3-3-1
HB 2325: technical correction; workers' compensation; investigation
S/E: Arizona blockchain budget initiative; appropriation
Sponsor: Representative Weninger, LD 13
Caucus & COW
Summary of the Strike Everything Amendment to HB 2325
Overview
Establishes, as session law, the Arizona Blockchain Budget Initiative Pilot Program (Pilot
Program).
History
Blockchain is a cryptographically secured distributed ledger that records transactions
chronologically, permanently and unalterably.
Blockchain technology is distributed ledger technology that uses a distributed, decentralized,
shared and replicated ledger, which may be public or private, permissioned or permissionless,
or driven by tokenized crypto economics or tokenless. The data on the ledger is protected with
cryptography, is immutable and auditable and provides an uncensored truth.
Statute provides that a signature that is secured through blockchain technology is considered
to be in an electronic form and to be an electronic signature. A record or contract that is
secured through blockchain technology is considered to be in an electronic form and to be an
electronic record (A.R.S. § 44-7061).
Provisions
1. Creates, within the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA), the Arizona
Blockchain Budget Initiative Pilot Program to assess the feasibility and cost-effectiveness
of using a blockchain platform to record and publish the budget data of selected agencies.
(Sec. 1)
2. Instructs ADOA to:
a) select up to three agencies to participate in the Pilot Program and provides factors to
consider in determining the agencies;
b) procure a blockchain platform that is capable of securely publishing budget allocation
and expenditures and includes platform requirements;
c) require each agency participating in the Pilot Program to record specified information
on the blockchain platform;
d) issue guidelines and provide training to participating agencies on data security,
privacy compliance and proper methods for recording and verifying data on the
blockchain platform; and
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e) use the appropriated monies to develop or procure technology, conduct staff training
and implement any necessary infrastructure. (Sec. 1)
3. Authorizes ADOA to pursue federal grants or public-private partnerships to support the
Pilot Program if those funding sources comply with applicable state law. (Sec. 1)
4. Requires ADOA, by December 31, 2026, to submit a preliminary report and, by December
31, 2028, to submit a final report regarding the Pilot Program to the Executive and the
Legislature and provide a copy to the Secretary of State. (Sec. 1)
5. Outlines information that must be included in the preliminary and final report. (Sec. 1)
6. Specifies the Pilot Program requirements do not require publication of confidential data.
(Sec. 1)
7. Requires ADOA and participating agencies to ensure that personal identifying
information and any legally protected information is redacted or excluded from the
publicly accessible blockchain platform. (Sec. 1)
8. Repeals the Pilot Program on December 31, 2029. (Sec. 1)
9. Appropriates $1,000,000 from the General Fund in FY 2026 to ADOA for the Pilot
Program. (Sec. 2)
10. Exempts the appropriation from lapsing. (Sec. 2)