REFERENCE TITLE: appropriation; tribal shelter beds

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2596

Introduced by

Representatives Peshlakai: Austin, Cavero, Connolly, Liguori, Márquez, Sandoval, Villegas

AN ACT

appropriating monies to the department of economic security.

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

Section 1. Appropriation; department of economic security; tribal domestic violence shelter beds; exemption

A. The sum of $5,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the department of economic security to distribute to tribal governments in this state for additional domestic violence shelter beds.

B. The appropriation made in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.