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AZ SB1229
Bill
Status
2/13/2020
Primary Sponsor
Tyler Pace
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AI Summary
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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.
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Clarifies that purchasers participating in intrastate offerings (paragraph 22) are not considered underwriters unless they purchase more than 50% of the securities offered.
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Permits issuers and parties in intrastate offerings to resolve disputes through private arbitration enforceable under Arizona law.
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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.
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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