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AZ SB1229

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/13/2020

Primary Sponsor

Tyler Pace

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona securities law (Section 44-1844) to add a new exemption for Regulation A offerings under federal law, allowing issuers to offer up to $50,000,000 in securities with no more than $15,000,000 from affiliated selling securityholders.

  • Clarifies that purchasers participating in intrastate offerings (paragraph 22) are not considered underwriters unless they purchase more than 50% of the securities offered.

  • Permits issuers and parties in intrastate offerings to resolve disputes through private arbitration enforceable under Arizona law.

  • Authorizes the director to adopt and update rules based on federal Regulation A (17 CFR 230.504) to maintain consistency with evolving federal securities regulations.

  • Provides clarity on virtual coin exchange facilitation, exempting certain exchanges from securities law if the facilitator reasonably believes the virtual coin is not a security offering and takes prompt action upon learning otherwise.

Legislative Description

Securities; exempt transactions.

Securities

Last Action

House COM Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (7-0-0-2-0-0)

3/10/2020

Full Bill Text

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