HB 2749 Arizona House · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

unclaimed property; virtual currency; security

HB 2749 amends Arizona's unclaimed property law to explicitly include "virtual currency" (defined in § 43-1028) as property subject to the state's escheatment process. It directly affects businesses, exchanges, and financial institutions holding virtual currency for customers who cannot be located. The bill adds virtual currency to the list of defined property types (like stocks, bonds, or money orders) that must be reported and turned over to the state after a period of abandonment. This change ensures digital assets are treated the same as traditional financial assets under Arizona's unclaimed property framework. The law took effect after the governor signed it on May 7, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Signed May 7, 2025
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What changed between versions

House Engrossed Version Chaptered Version · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill was formatted and finalized for official enactment, with minor text corrections and reorganization of sections. The substantive policy content regarding digital assets, Bitcoin reserves, and unclaimed property rules remained unchanged from the House version.
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Removed page headers, footers, and legislative markup symbols to produce clean final text suitable for publication.

Corrected minor formatting issues such as inconsistent capitalization and spacing in definitions.

Added official approval dates and filing information to complete the legislative process.

Included 'START_STATUTE' and 'END_STATUTE' markers to indicate where statutory text begins and ends.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2025 · House Feb 26, 2025

How they voted

208
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 30
Apr 30, 2025
D Democratic13
4 Yea 8 Nay 1
61% Nay
R Republican17
16 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
7
Committee
1
Amendments
2
May 7, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
DPA
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
DPA
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jeff Weninger
Jeff Weninger
RRepublican
AZ
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