HB 2134 — critical infrastructure; foreign adversaries; prohibition

ARIZONAHouse HOUSEEngrossed OFcritical REPRESENTATIVESinfrastructure; FLOOR AMENDMENT EXPLANATION 57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session Majority Research Staff HB 2134:

critical infrastructure;

prohibition KUPPERState FLOORof AMENDMENTArizona 1.House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session HOUSE BILL 2134 AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 18, CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 18-105;

RemovesAMENDING theTITLE requirement44, forARIZONA theREVISED CorporationSTATUTES, CommissionBY (Commission)ADDING toCHAPTER produce42; a map of Arizona that details geographic areas serviced by critical communications infrastructure and where equipment that is manufactured by Chinese companies are located.

2.RELATING TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

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3.2134 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Removes requirements from the Commission to inspect all critical infrastructure and equipment or conduct continuous monitoring or universal physical inspections and states the Commission will implement a risk-based oversight program that includes the following;

a.

a requirement that each government entity and critical infrastructure has competed a self-certification;

b.

randomized audit conducted on a statistically significant sample of critical infrastructure service providers and critical communication infrastructure providers each year;

c.

a targeted audit if there is a creditable intelligence complaint, federal advisory or identified risk presented;

d.

a provision to rely on determinations, advisories or prohibition that are issued by a federal agency with national security, cybersecurity or communications equipment in the nation;

and e.

safe harbor protections for critical infrastructure service providers and critical infrastructure providers that rely on manufacture certification and supply-chain disclosures if there are no evidence of misrepresentation.

4.

Excludes passenger vehicles from transportation systems and services.

5.

Alters the agreement or contract process that is granted by the Commission.

6.

States that the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA) will establish a secure and dedicated communications channel for critical infrastructure providers and military installations across Arizona.

TM 3/2/2026 (602) 926-3848 Fifty-seventh Legislature Kupper Second Regular Session H.B.

2134 KUPPER FLOOR AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B.

2134 (Reference to printed bill) Amendment instruction key:

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The bill as proposed to be amended is reprinted as follows:

[EACHC. QUARTER, THE CORPORATION COMMISSION SHALL PRODUCE A MAP OF THIS STATE THAT DETAILS THE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS SERVICED BY CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE AND THAT INCLUDES AREAS WHERE EQUIPMENT THAT IS MANUFACTURED BY A CHINESE COMPANY IS LOCATED.] House Amendments to H.B.

2134 C.

ON OR BEFORE MARCH 31, 2027 AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, EACH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICE PROVIDER IN THIS STATE SHALL CERTIFY TO THE CORPORATION COMMISSION THAT THE PROVIDER HAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OR CONNECTED TO ANY OPERATING SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICE PROVIDER ANY ADDITIONAL [TECHNOLOGY]EQUIPMENT [EQUIPMENT] THAT IS PROHIBITED BY THE CORPORATION COMMISSION AND THAT WAS NOT IN USE IN THIS STATE BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.

ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2026 AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, THE CORPORATION COMMISSION SHALL PUBLISH A LIST OF ALL [TECHNOLOGIES]EQUIPMENT [EQUIPMENT] THAT [ARE]IS [IS] PROHIBITED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION FROM BEING ATTACHED TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OR CONNECTED TO THE OPERATING SYSTEM THAT IS USED BY THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SHALL POST THE LIST ON THE CORPORATION COMMISSION'S WEBSITE.

THE LIST MUST INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, ANY WI-FI ROUTER AND MODEM SYSTEM, ANY CAMERA-BASED SCHOOL BUS INFRACTION DETECTION SYSTEM,- SPEED1 DETECTION- SYSTEM,H.B. TRAFFIC INFRACTION DETECTOR SYSTEM AND OTHER CAMERA SYSTEM, BATTERY TECHNOLOGY OR SMART METER TECHNOLOGY, SOLAR INVERTERS AND ANY PRODUCT THAT CONTAINS CELLULAR INTERNET-OF-THINGS MODULES THAT ARE PRODUCED BY A CHINESE COMPANY.

2134 SYSTEM, SPEED DETECTION SYSTEM, TRAFFIC INFRACTION DETECTOR SYSTEM AND OTHER CAMERA SYSTEM, BATTERY TECHNOLOGY OR SMART METER TECHNOLOGY, SOLAR INVERTERS AND ANY PRODUCT THAT CONTAINS CELLULAR INTERNET-OF-THINGS MODULES THAT ARE PRODUCED BY A CHINESE COMPANY.