ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-sixth Legislature

First Regular Session

House: COM DP 10-0-0-0


HB 2206: software licensure

Sponsor: Representative Wilmeth, LD 2

House Engrossed

Overview

Prevents contracts for software application licensure from restricting an agency's choice of hardware to run the application.

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes)	     ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes)      ☐ Emergency (40 votes)	☐ Fiscal NoteHistory

Information technology is defined as all computerized and auxiliary automated information processing, telecommunications and related technology, including hardware, software, vendor support and related services, equipment and projects (A.R.S. § 18-101).

The Arizona Department of Administration is responsible for government information technology functions.  The Department may contract with any public or private party for the purposes of developing, implementing and maintaining a coordinated statewide plan for information technology (A.R.S. § 18-104).

Provisions

1.   Specifies a contract for software application licensure entered into by a public agency may not restrict the public agency's ability to install or run the software on the hardware of the public agency's choosing. (Sec. 1)

2.   Adds that such a contract may not require that the software run on hardware dedicated solely to the agency. (Sec. 1)

3.   Defines public agency as this State, the Arizona Board of Regents or a city, charter city, county, district, public authority or other political subdivision of this state. (Sec. 1)

4.   Excludes a political subdivision that operates a federal reclamation project from being considered as a public agency. (Sec. 1)

5.   Includes an applicability clause. (Sec. 2)

 

 

 

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