Technology

Arizona's HB 2451 establishes the Arizona Space Commission to advance the state's space industry. The commission's board of directors - appointed by the governor, senate president, and house speaker - must include members with aerospace experience, advanced degrees in space-related fields, or startup backgrounds. The board is required to create an annual strategic plan detailing specific projects, their estimated costs, and available funding sources to strengthen Arizona's civil, commercial, and military space sectors. This plan must be updated yearly and submitted to state leaders by December 31 of even-numbered years, starting in 2026.

HB 2410 would make communications with artificial intelligence protected (privileged) if those same communications would have been protected had they been made to a human professional, such as a lawyer or doctor. It directly affects people seeking advice from AI tools in contexts where human professional advice would normally be confidential. The bill establishes that AI interactions would be treated identically to human professional communications under existing privilege rules. This bill is currently pending in Arizona's legislature after its first two readings and has not yet become law.