Senate Engrossed

2025-2026; local government

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

2025

CHAPTER 243

SENATE BILL 1745

AN ACT

appropriating monies; relating to local government.

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

Section 1. County fiscal obligations; report

A. Notwithstanding any other law, for fiscal year 2025-2026, a county with a population of less than two hundred fifty thousand persons according to the 2020 United States decennial census may meet any county fiscal obligation from any source of county revenue designated by the county, including monies of any countywide special taxing jurisdiction of which the board of supervisors serves as the board of directors. Under the authority provided in this subsection, a county may not use more than $1,250,000 for purposes other than the purposes of the revenue source.

B. On or before October 1, 2025, each county with a population of less than two hundred fifty thousand persons according to the 2020 United States decennial census shall report to the director of the joint legislative budget committee whether the county used a revenue source for purposes other than the purposes of the revenue source to meet a county fiscal obligation pursuant to subsection A of this section and, if so, the specific revenue source and amount of revenues that the county intends to use in fiscal year 2025-2026.

Sec. 2. Gila county veterans' services

Of the monies appropriated in Laws 2023, chapter 133, section 94 to the department of veterans' services for a Gila county veterans retreat, Gila county may establish, maintain and operate facilities for the purposes of providing services to veterans.

APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR JUNE 27, 2025.

FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 27, 2025.