Bill > HB2554

This bill appropriates $5 million from the state general fund in fiscal year 2025-2026 to the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) specifically for distributing funds to tribal governments to establish additional domestic violence shelter beds. An important provision of the bill is that the appropriated funds are exempt from the typical statutory requirement (section 35-190 of Arizona Revised Statutes) that would normally cause unspent appropriations to lapse or be returned to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year. By creating this exemption, the bill ensures that the tribal governments will have more flexibility in using these funds to develop and maintain domestic violence shelter beds, which are critical resources for protecting victims of domestic violence in tribal communities.

Budget and Finance

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/82387