---
type: "Bill"
title: "blockchain and cryptocurrency study committee"
description: "blockchain and cryptocurrency study committee"
jurisdiction: "us/states/az"
legislature: "Arizona Legislature"
session: "55th-1st-regular"
identifier: "HB 2544"
citation: "Arizona HB 2544 (55th-1st-regular)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY STUDY COMMITTEE", "DELAYED REPEAL (S)", "DUTIES (S)", "ESTABLISHING (S)", "MEMBERS (S)", "REPORTS (S)", "STUDY COMMITTEE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Justin Wilmeth"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 16
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-28"
last_action: "2021-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9f4b4f4-e846-4e30-a4b9-2e5379915f92"
source_url: "https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/75175?SessionId=123"
source_hash: "b0c79eb22d623490fed25b5a59e938d971f7462898957de3e579ddb8b3d5b74b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-az"]
---

# Arizona HB 2544 (55th-1st-regular) — blockchain and cryptocurrency study committee

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chaptered Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/laws/0339.htm)
2. **HOUSE - Amended by COM - passed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/484716)
3. **HOUSE - Commerce** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/adopted/H.2544COMMERCE.DOCX.htm)
4. **HOUSE - Floor Amend to Bill - Salman - passed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/484717)
5. **House Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/bills/HB2544H.htm)
6. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/bills/HB2544P.htm)
7. **SENATE - Livingston flr amend (ref Bill) adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/adopted/S.2544FloorLIVINGSTON.docx.htm)
8. **Senate Engrossed Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/55leg/1R/bills/HB2544S.htm)

## Votes

- Passed — **42–17** (pass) · lower
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- Passed — **33–27** (pass) · lower
- Passed — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- do pass amended — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- Passed — **21–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Justin Wilmeth — primary (person)
- Aaron Lieberman — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Weninger — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Kaiser — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-28** House First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-01** House Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-02-09** DPA `amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-18** DPA `amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-23** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-23** Transmit to Senate
- **2021-02-24** Senate First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-25** Senate Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24** DP `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-20** DPA `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-28** PASSED `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** Transmit to House
- **2021-05-03** PASSED `passage`
- **2021-05-03** PASSED `passage`
- **2021-05-03** Transmit to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b9f4b4f4-e846-4e30-a4b9-2e5379915f92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Arizona legislature records).