TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL TO REQUIRE A DIGITAL ASSET MINING BUSINESS TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION BEFORE PURCHASING OR LEASING LAND OR A BUILDING OR BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION.

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Sponsor: McNair
Last action: 2026-04-08
Official status: House -- Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill died in committee and did not become law; therefore, no notification requirements are currently active.

Notice Rule for Digital Asset Mining Sites

This resolution authorizes a senator to introduce a bill that would require digital asset mining businesses to send notice before buying land, leasing buildings, or starting construction.

What This Bill Does

Authorizes Senator King to introduce a nonappropriation bill in the Senate.
Requires businesses seeking to mine digital assets or use blockchain networks to file written notification with state and local officials.
Sets a rule that notice must be sent at least six months before buying or leasing land if no deal has happened yet.
Sets a rule that notice must be sent at least six months before construction starts if the business already owns or leases the property.
Amends the Arkansas Data Centers Act of 2023 to include these new notification rules.

Who It Names or Affects

Digital asset miners, digital asset mining businesses, and businesses using blockchain networks in Arkansas.
The Arkansas Public Service Commission, which would receive the notifications.
Local governments where the land purchase or construction is planned.

Terms To Know

Nonappropriation bill: A type of law that does not ask the government to spend money from its budget.
Sitework: Work done on a piece of land to clear it or prepare it for building, such as grading or digging foundations.

Limits and Unknowns

This resolution only authorizes the introduction of a bill; it does not create any new laws by itself.
The official status shows this measure died in a House committee and did not become law.
The text does not explain what happens if a business fails to send the required notification.

Bill History

No action history is stored for this bill yet.

Official Summary Text

TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL TO REQUIRE A DIGITAL ASSET MINING BUSINESS TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION BEFORE PURCHASING OR LEASING LAND OR A BUILDING OR BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

*MBM276* 04/08/2026 3:29:31 PM MBM276
State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HR 1014 3
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By: Representative McNair 5
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HOUSE RESOLUTION 8
TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION 9
BILL TO REQUIRE A DIGITAL ASSET MINER OR DIGITAL 10
ASSET MINING BUSINESS TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION BEFORE 11
PURCHASING OR LEASING LAND OR A BUILDING OR BEGINNING 12
CONSTRUCTION OF A DIGITAL ASSET MINING FACILITY. 13
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Subtitle 16
TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A 17
NONAPPROPRIATION BILL TO REQUIRE A 18
DIGITAL ASSET MINING BUSINESS TO PROVIDE 19
NOTIFICATION BEFORE PURCHASING OR 20
LEASING LAND OR A BUILDING OR BEGINNING 21
CONSTRUCTION. 22
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 25
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 26
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THAT Senator King is authorized to introduce a bill which as introduced 28
will read substantially as follows: 29
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"Title 31
AN ACT TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS DATA CENTERS ACT OF 2023; TO REQUIRE A DIGITAL 32
ASSET MINER OR DIGITAL ASSET MINING BUSINESS TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION BEFORE 33
PURCHASING OR LEASING LAND OR A BUILDING OR BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION OF A 34
DIGITAL ASSET MINING FACILITY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 35
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HR1014

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Subtitle 1
TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS DATA CENTERS ACT OF 2023; AND TO REQUIRE A DIGITAL 2
ASSET MINER OR DIGITAL ASSET MINING BUSINESS TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION BEFORE 3
PURCHASING OR LEASING LAND OR A BUILDING OR BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION. 4
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 6
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 14, Chapter 1, Subchapter 6, is amended 8
to add an additional section to read as follows: 9
14-1-607. Purchase or lease of land for or construction or operation 10
of facility for digital asset mining or utilization of blockchain network — 11
Notification — Definition. 12
(a) A digital asset miner, digital asset mining business, or business 13
utilizing a blockchain network that is seeking to purchase or lease land or a 14
building or construction for the operation of digital asset mining or the 15
utilization of a blockchain network shall file a written notification with 16
the Arkansas Public Service Commission and the local government of the area 17
where the purchasing, leasing, or construction is anticipated to occur no 18
fewer than six (6) months before: 19
(1) The purchasing or leasing occurs, if no purchasing or 20
leasing has occurred before the effective date of this act; or 21
(2) Construction starts, if a purchase has been made or leasing 22
has occurred before the effective date of this act. 23
(b) As used in this section, "construction" includes any sitework to 24
clear or prepare land for building." 25
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