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Arkansas|SR12

To Authorize The Introduction Of A Nonappropriation Bill To Regulate The Impact On Water Usage And The Electrical Grid By Blockchain Networks And Digital Asset Mining.

Introduced

Summary

This Arkansas bill would authorize the introduction of legislation to regulate how blockchain networks and digital asset mining operations impact water usage and the electrical grid. The bill would establish rules for cryptocurrency mining activities to address their effects on state water resources and electricity infrastructure. This measure affects blockchain and cryptocurrency mining companies operating in Arkansas.

Sponsor

RBryan King

Last action

Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.

Apr 8, 2026

Topics

Blockchain & DLTMining & EnergyGovernment Use & Oversight

Legislative history

Apr 8, 2026S

Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the calendar.

Apr 6, 2026S

Filed