The Arizona Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act (Senate Bill 1025) and its sister bill SB 1373 signify a major step in legislation bringing Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies into the public financial playbook of Arizona.
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โข ๐บ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐: Empowers the Arizona State Treasurer and public pension funds to invest a maximum of 10% of state-run assets in digital assets, such as Bitcoin. This would potentially be worth more than $3 billion, according to the state's $31.5 billion in assets.
โข ๐บ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐: Creates a Digital Assets Strategic Reserve Fund to deal with digital assets received as a result of seizures or appropriations by the legislature. The fund has provisions for on-chain auditability and standardized risk controls.
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The two bills were approved by the Arizona House of Representatives on April 28, 2025, with SB 1025 getting a vote of 31-25 and SB 1373 recording 37-19. Previously, they had passed in the Senate on February 27.
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The bills are now waiting for the signature of Governor Katie Hobbs. Although she had earlier signalled a veto position on all bills until there is a bipartisan budget deal, a recent bill on disability funding could sway her.
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Should it be signed into law, Arizona would become the first American state to officially incorporate Bitcoin in its treasury reserves, and perhaps set a national precedent for other states considering such moves.
