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Commerce committee advances blockchain/dispute-docket bill after extended debate on energy and municipal authority
Summary
The committee voted to advance an amended bill that creates a blockchain dispute docket and clarifies local authority over noise and zoning for data-mining operations. Debate focused on energy use, municipal control, and economic development; the final committee vote was 14 to 3 in favor.
The House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee moved forward with an amended bill addressing blockchain-related business activities, a dispute docket for digital-asset claims, and municipal authority over related land uses after more than an hour of debate.
Representative Spear, who led the floor discussion, described the change as focusing the bill on definitions and local controls rather than creating broad new state-level restrictions. "Blockchain is a technology. It is not a business," Spear said, adding that the amendment delegates noise regulation to municipalities so…
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