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Read. Follow. Verify.Arkansas House resolution authorizes bill requiring digital asset mining businesses to provide six-month advance notice before land purchases or construction
Last action · April 29, 2026: Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.Sponsor: Ron McNair
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What This Bill Proposed
The Arkansas House of Representatives adopted a resolution authorizing the introduction of a bill that requires s and blockchain businesses to file written notification with the Arkansas Public Service Commission and local governments at least six months before purchasing or leasing land, leasing a building, or beginning construction.
Cryptocurrency miners and blockchain facility operators face mandatory six-month waiting periods and dual-agency notice requirements prior to acquiring real estate or breaking ground in local communities across the state.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Digital asset miners and blockchain businesses
Must file written notifications with state and local regulators at least six months before acquiring real estate or beginning site preparation.
Arkansas Public Service Commission
Receives written notifications from digital asset mining businesses prior to land purchases, leases, or construction.
Local governments in Arkansas
Receive advance written notification from digital asset mining businesses regarding planned land use and construction in their jurisdiction.
Key Facts
- Digital asset miners, mining businesses, and blockchain network users must file a written notification with the Arkansas Public Service Commission and local government at least six months before purchasing or leasing land or buildings, or starting construction.
- Construction includes any sitework to clear or prepare land for building.
- Notification must be filed no fewer than six months before purchasing or leasing occurs if no prior acquisition has taken place, or before construction starts if land or buildings were already acquired or leased.
- House Resolution 1014 authorizes the introduction of a nonappropriation bill to amend the Arkansas Data Centers Act of 2023.
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 29, 2026HouseDied in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
- Apr 8, 2026HouseIntroducedRead the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on HOUSE RULES
- Apr 8, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 55)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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