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AR SB47

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Justin Boyd

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Origin

Senate

95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arkansas's Uniform Commercial Code to explicitly exclude "central bank digital currency" (CBDC) from the legal definition of "money"

  • Defines CBDC as any digital currency or digital medium of exchange issued by the Federal Reserve System, a federal agency, foreign government, foreign central bank, or foreign reserve system that is made directly available to consumers

  • Includes in the CBDC definition any digital currency processed or validated directly by these governmental or central banking entities

  • Amends the definition of "deposit account" under the UCC Secured Transactions provisions to exclude central bank digital currency alongside investment property and instrument-evidenced accounts

Legislative Description

To Amend The Uniform Commercial Code; To Define "central Bank Digital Currency" Under The Uniform Commercial Code; To Modify The Uniform Commercial Code Definitions; And To Modify The Arkansas Banking Code Of 1997.

Last Action

Sine Die adjournment

5/5/2025

Committee Referrals

Insurance & Commerce1/13/2025

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