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ArizonaSB 1735Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular SessionSenateWALLET
2025-2026; general appropriations act
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Monthly help for kinship caregivers
Eligible relatives and fictive-kin caregivers receive $300 each month for each dependent child placed with them. Unlicensed kinship foster caregivers do not need to apply.
More money for highway maintenance
The law provides $181,700,500 for state highway maintenance in fiscal year 2025–2026. Any money left unspent and uncommitted returns to the State Highway Fund on August 31, 2026.
More money for Arizona schools
Arizona provides $6.82 billion for school district operations in fiscal year 2025–2026. It adds $29 million in one-time aid, $37 million for schools based on pupils counted under the federal poverty group B weight, and $75 million in state aid. District allocations use student counts, and districts may use some added funds for operations or unrestricted capital projects. The law also provides $2 million for statewide student assessment costs in fiscal year 2024–2025.
More funding for Arizona universities
Arizona provides about $1.22 billion for Arizona State University, $765 million for the University of Arizona, and $246 million for Northern Arizona University in fiscal year 2025–2026. Universities can also use unspent collections fund balances and new collections for operations, capital costs, and fixed charges. They cannot use those funds for supplemental life insurance or supplemental retirement.
School aid arrives later for some districts
The law delays $800,727,700 in basic and additional school aid from fiscal year 2025–2026 until after June 30, 2026, but no later than July 12, 2026. Charter schools and districts with fewer than 4,000 pupils are excluded, and the state appropriates the same amount for payment in fiscal year 2026–2027. Separately, four named districts receive $1,694,600 in additional fiscal year 2024–2025 aid. Districts must include the deferred funds in revenue estimates used to compute fiscal year 2025–2026 tax rates.
More food support for children and families
The law provides $3.8 million for grants that reduce or remove school meal copayments for children eligible for reduced-price meals. If grant funds are short, awards are reduced proportionally. Arizona also provides $1.8796 million for summer food benefits in fiscal year 2024–2025 and $2 million for its produce incentive program in fiscal year 2025–2026. The law does not state household eligibility rules or individual amounts for those two programs.
More help to prevent eviction and homelessness
The law directs $9 million to homeless services. At least $4 million must support eviction prevention, at least $4 million must help rehouse homeless youth and families, and at least $1 million must support referral services. It does not set individual payment amounts.
More housing help for homeless veterans
The law directs $1.5 million to services for veterans who are homeless or at risk. Half supports treatment court services for veterans with substance-use disorders or mental-health conditions. Half supports homeless-prevention help, including shelter connections and utility, rental, and employment assistance. The Department of Housing must also use money in the Military Transitional Housing Fund for veterans’ support services and housing repairs; that amount is not stated.
More college aid for Arizona students
Arizona provides about $78 million for college scholarships, tuition help, student subsidies, and loans in fiscal year 2025–2026. Funding includes $36.3 million for Arizona Promise, $10 million for veterans’ spouses, $15 million for the Teachers Academy, and $10 million for the Arizona financial aid trust. The law also funds WICHE subsidies, teacher loans, and National Guard tuition reimbursement; the Guard funds remain available through September 30, 2026. Colleges must match state funds for one grant program, and its administrative costs are capped at 12% of the appropriation.
More veterinary seats for Arizona students
The law directs $23,936,300 to the University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine to increase enrollment of Arizona residents. Before spending the money, the university must report resident and nonresident student counts to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. The law does not state how many seats will be added.
Pay increases for state workers
Qualifying Department of Corrections and Juvenile Corrections employees receive a one-time stipend equal to 4% of their annual salary, spread across pay periods in fiscal year 2025–2026. They must be employed by the agency from and after July 4, 2025. Private-prison contracts must provide funding for an equivalent 4% stipend for qualifying officers. The law also provides $11,956,000 for agency salary adjustments but does not specify individual raises.
More support for children in care
Arizona funds foster care, kinship care, child care subsidies, in-home support, out-of-home services, and prevention for fiscal year 2025–2026. Major amounts include $116.9 million for group care, $61.7 million for child care subsidies, and $107.3 million for out-of-home support. New DCS caseworkers must complete training before receiving client cases, and contracted group-home employees must complete human-trafficking prevention training each year.
More funding for Arizona water projects
The law provides $28,377,600 for statewide water management, including drought programs, groundwater monitoring, and water supply studies. It also provides $5 million for the Gilbert wells project, $3 million for Kingman well drilling and repairs, and $1 million for a Bullhead City water line. Another $250,000 goes to water conservation grants. The text does not set household water charges or individual grant amounts.
More funding for wildfire and flood protection
The state can use its existing $65 million for wildfire emergency response through June 30, 2028. In fiscal year 2025–2026, $250,000 goes to clean and restore groundwater recharge facilities that provide flood control. Those facilities must be in a designated subsequent active management area.
More funding for adoption and guardianship
For fiscal year 2025–2026, Arizona provides $282.44 million for adoption services and $18.69 million for permanent guardianship subsidies. The law does not state household eligibility rules or individual subsidy amounts.
More school safety and counseling grants
The law directs a $50 million increase in school safety grants for fiscal year 2022–2023 first to schools on the waiting list for school resource officer grants. Those grants cannot replace local-government funding. Any money left may support campus counselors and social workers.
Lottery sales pay retailers and charities
Lottery retailers receive a 6.5% commission on game sales, excluding charitable tab tickets, plus an additional commission capped at 0.5% of gross sales. The retailer commissions total an estimated $109.6 million for fiscal year 2025–2026. Charities receive commissions equal to 20% of tab-ticket sales, estimated at $1.8 million. These payments go to retailers and charities, not directly to households.
More funding for roads and transport projects
The law provides $36.142 million for preventive highway surface treatments in fiscal year 2025–2026. It also puts $2 million into the advanced air mobility fund and $1 million into the statewide infrastructure trust fund. Another $2 million supports transportation innovation, with $1 million reserved for projects east of Power Road in Maricopa County and in Pinal County. Arizona State University receives $500,000 for Pinal County transportation planning. Unspent highway-treatment funds return to the State Highway Fund on August 31, 2026.
More money for state agency operations
Arizona provides one-time fiscal year 2025–2026 funding for state operations: $5,831,500 for fleet operations, $5,981,400 for fleet replacement, $1,715,700 for agency rent adjustments, and $37.5 million for risk management premiums. The money supports agency costs and does not directly change household payments, rent, or insurance premiums.
More support for tourism and fairs
The law provides $8.325 million for Arizona tourism and wine promotion in fiscal year 2025–2026. It also directs $2 million to enhanced state fair operations and deposits $6.03 million in a fund for county fairs and livestock and agriculture promotion. The funding supports promotion and fair activities, not direct household payments.
Higher Medicaid payments support care providers
For the contract year ending September 30, 2025, the law raises AHCCCS payment rates retroactively to April 1, 2025. The average increase across programs is 6%; rates for the developmental disabilities program rise 12.9%. The law also directs a provider reconciliation payment for an operating-cost shortfall from the contract year ending September 30, 2024. It does not state that payment’s amount or change an enrollee’s personal benefit or cost.
More funding for medical research
The law provides $2 million for a qualifying Arizona nonprofit medical research institute and $3 million through Northern Arizona University for a qualifying research foundation. It also provides $5 million for a certified study of ibogaine as a treatment for neurological diseases. These grants support research, not patient payments or treatment eligibility. The $2 million institute must submit an expenditure audit by February 1, 2027; the university must send its foundation’s spending and performance report to state offices by February 1, 2026.
Job training grants for caregivers
The state directs workforce innovation funds to programs that train low-income parents and caregivers for school reading-support jobs. Programs must partner with a public university and local education agency, have operated for at least four years, and support job placement and continued training. The public grant request is due September 1, 2025, and grants are due by October 15, 2025. Workforce grant receipts above $87.1 million also fund workforce services, after the department reports their planned use.
More money for school facilities
Arizona provides $200 million for school building renewal grants and program administration in fiscal year 2025–2026. It also provides $95.6 million for new school facilities, with another $18.1 million in unspent funds available for eligible districts approved by December 15, 2024. Another $9.9 million pays new-facility debt service. A separate $206.2 million supports additional public school formula costs for fiscal year 2024–2025.
New money for approved school buildings
The law deposits $94,137,900 into the New School Facilities Fund in fiscal year 2026–2027. The money can only be used for facilities for qualifying school districts whose facilities received final approval by December 15, 2024. It does not provide direct household payments.
Less money for Medicaid administration
The law reduces state General Fund appropriations for AHCCCS administration by $94,051,600 in fiscal year 2024–2025 for adjustments in formula requirements. This administrative cut does not itself change Medicaid eligibility, covered services, or household benefit amounts.
Mixed changes to state employee health funding
The law adds $244,941,000 to state employer health insurance contributions for fiscal year 2025–2026. It also cuts those contributions by $181,551,600 for the same year. The law does not state whether an employee’s premiums, coverage, or out-of-pocket costs change.
More Medicaid home-care vendor funding
The law moves $53.6 million in spending authority to Medicaid home and community-based service vendors. It also transfers $3,236,400 from a Medicaid home-care budget line to state-only case management. These are agency funding changes; they do not change Medicaid eligibility or set a household payment.
Loan help for behavioral health providers
The law provides $1 million for behavioral health provider loan repayment in fiscal year 2025–2026. The text does not state the program’s eligibility rules or how much any provider receives.
More dementia help for families
The law provides $750,000 for a nonprofit to offer dementia information and support in rural and underserved urban areas. The nonprofit must run a 24-hour toll-free hotline with master's-level consultants and interpreter services if needed. The funding remains available through June 30, 2027.
More health care for working people
The law provides a one-time $100,000 grant to a public or private university for a clinical health care training program. The program gives hands-on training to Arizona students and provides health care services to the working poor. The grant is not a direct cash payment to patients.
More mental health help for veterans
The law provides $1 million for nonprofits to offer mental and behavioral health services with qualified Arizona hospitals and state universities. Eligible people include active duty service members, veterans of all eras and discharge statuses, and family members affected by mental or behavioral health issues.
More speech therapy for young children
Arizona provides $100,000 in fiscal year 2025–2026 for listening and spoken-language therapy for eligible children from birth to age three. Services can include parent coaching and must be provided or overseen by a certified professional.
More support for deaf-blind residents
Arizona provides $350,000 in fiscal year 2025–2026 for support services for deaf-blind residents. The funding goes through the Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing. The law does not state individual benefit amounts.
Housing help for older adults
The law provides $5 million in fiscal year 2025–2026 for housing assistance through area agencies on aging. It does not state individual eligibility rules, payment amounts, or the form of assistance.
More career training for students
Arizona provides $1.5 million for community college dual-enrollment programs, which must prioritize students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Up to 3% can pay program administration. Another $1 million funds career technical education completion grants through June 30, 2027. Students must complete at least half of a career program before high school graduation and finish a CTED program after graduation to qualify. Grants are paid after completion and are reduced proportionally if requests exceed available funds.
More college sports and internships
Arizona provides $160,000 for university adaptive sports, including participant scholarships, equipment, travel, and tournament fees. Universities must first raise matching funds from non-state sources; the money cannot pay administrative or employee costs. Another $450,000 covers internship program fees and housing, split equally among Arizona’s three public universities. The University of Arizona also receives $250,000 for academic exchanges with institutions in Kazakhstan.
More funding for adult workforce diplomas
The law provides $2 million to the adult workforce diploma program fund for fiscal year 2025–2026. Unspent and uncommitted money in the former fund must move to the new fund by June 30, 2025. The provision does not set individual payments or tuition amounts.
Livestock loss help for owners
The law provides $250,000 for livestock loss compensation in fiscal year 2025–2026. Eligible Arizona livestock owners may qualify, but the provision does not state qualifying loss rules or payment amounts.
Acupuncture board gets operating funds
The law provides $15,000 from the Acupuncture Board of Examiners Fund for the board’s operating costs in fiscal year 2024–2025. The appropriation does not establish a direct household payment or benefit.
Arizona Arts Trust gets state funding
The law directs a stated $2,000,00 from the state general fund to the Arizona Arts Trust Fund for fiscal year 2025–2026. The amount is unclear as written, and the provision does not promise a direct household payment.
DES funds income verification work
The law provides $700,000 to the Department of Economic Security in fiscal year 2024–2025 for income verification costs. This funds program administration; it does not change household income limits or eligibility rules.
Faster review of child safety complaints
The Ombudsman-Citizens Aide must give complaints about the Department of Child Safety priority for investigation and processing. The law does not create a new household benefit or eligibility rule.
Funding for Arizona environmental cleanup
Arizona provides $15 million for cleanup of contaminated sites. It also funds two permit-processing positions, but the department can use that $776,600 only if matching program fees reach the fund by June 30, 2026. Extra mining reclamation receipts above $112,900 support mine cleanup after the State Mine Inspector reports their planned use. Another $30,000 supports environmental education centers.
Funding for Arizona history sites
The law provides $66,200 to the Arizona Historical Society for field services and grants, $567,900 for the Papago Park Museum, and $500,000 through the Prescott Historical Society to restore the Territorial Governor’s Mansion. These funds support history and preservation activities, not direct household payments.
Funding for Arizona voter systems
The state provides $999,500 to develop and run the statewide voter registration database. The money cannot be moved into or out of that budget item. The law also provides $500,000 for the District 7 special primary and general elections; unspent, uncommitted funds return to the state general fund on June 30, 2026.
Funding for child care licensing
The law provides $1.992 million for state child care licensing work in fiscal year 2024–2025. The funding does not pay families’ child care costs or change family eligibility or provider rules.
Funding for justice of the peace salaries
The law provides $310,000 from the state general fund to the State Treasurer for a justice of the peace salary adjustment in fiscal year 2024–2025. It does not change household legal duties or create a household benefit.
Funding for litter and dumping signs
The law provides $3.107 million for statewide litter removal in fiscal year 2025–2026. It also provides Pinal County $50,000 for signs about the ban on illegal dumping. These funds do not change household payments or the dumping ban.
Funding for local fire and sheriff services
For fiscal year 2025–2026, the law provides $100,000 to the Thunderbird fire district and $500,000 to the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office. It also provides Yavapai County’s Sheriff’s Office $950,000, including $500,000 for a satellite communications pilot. The law does not state how the La Paz County funds will be used or how widely the pilot will reach.
Funding for local fire response
The law provides grants for local fire and emergency response. Arizona City receives $100,000; Casa Grande, Coolidge, Eloy, and Gila River each receive $200,000. Florence receives $270,000, and Maricopa receives $200,000 for fire and medical services. Mohave County also receives $500,000 for firefighting infrastructure in the Horizon Six Improvement District.
Funding for local rescue training
The law provides $100,000 to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office for search and rescue training. The funding supports local rescue readiness and does not create a direct household payment.
Funding for Sierra Vista infrastructure
The law provides $100,000 to the City of Sierra Vista for infrastructure. It does not name the projects or provide direct household payments.
Funding to restore Snowflake historic site
The law provides $350,000 to the City of Snowflake to restore the James M. Flake house for community education. It does not create a household payment or specify who may take part.
Grants for Arizona libraries
The law provides $651,400 for library grants in fiscal year 2025–2026. It does not set individual library awards or provide direct household payments.
Grants for boating and lake access
The law provides $2.184 million from the Law Enforcement and Boating Safety Fund for grants in fiscal year 2025–2026. It also provides $500,000 to Mohave County for a mobile boat launch ramp at Lake Mead’s south cove. Neither provision creates a household payment.
Help for water rights claimants
At least $500,000 of a $1.572 million appropriation for the Natural Resource Users Law and Policy Center must help claimants in Arizona water-rights cases. The law does not set an amount for each claimant.
Medication funds for people in prison
The Department of Corrections must use its noncontract medication funds for hepatitis C medicines and medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorder. Before using the money for another purpose, the department must submit an spending plan for review by the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. The amount is not stated.
More county reentry and opioid care funding
The Attorney General provides $10 million for existing county reentry planning programs, with $2 million each for Coconino, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal, and Yavapai counties. The state also transfers $40 million to the Department of Corrections’ opioid remediation fund. That money is limited to authorized opioid-related care, treatment, and programs, or uses approved by a court order, settlement, or the One Arizona agreement.
More funding for border enforcement
The state provides $24.7 million for immigration enforcement and border security work, including 100 Department of Public Safety positions. At least 50 positions must be sworn officers used for immigration enforcement and border security. The law also provides $18.2 million for local border enforcement and $3 million for local fentanyl interdiction. A Yavapai County intelligence center receives $2 million to help stop trafficking by international criminal cartels.
More funding for civil legal aid
Arizona provides $3 million for statewide general civil legal aid through nonprofit organizations. Services must follow the Legal Services Corporation’s terms and restrictions as of federal fiscal year 2025. The funding does not guarantee that any one person receives services.
More funding for county election work
The state provides up to $8 million to reimburse six counties for the special elections to fill the Congressional District 7 vacancy. Counties must submit verified, itemized claims by November 30, 2025, and each county has a payment cap. The state also provides $4.1 million for Maricopa County election operations and $1 million for Yuma County Recorder operating expenses. Maricopa County cannot cut the Recorder’s Office budget below its adopted fiscal year 2025–2026 amount.
More funding for local public safety
The state provides $1 million to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office for fiscal year 2025–2026, without naming a specific use. It also provides Yavapai County $1 million for costs related to building a public safety facility in Peeples Valley.
More grants for cybersecurity work
The state provides $10 million for statewide cybersecurity grants in fiscal year 2025–2026. The Department of Homeland Security can use up to $500,000 for grant administration.
More help for animal spaying
The law deposits $500,000 into Arizona’s animal spaying and neutering fund for fiscal year 2025–2026. It does not say which residents qualify or how much assistance they may receive.
More local help to fight car theft
Task force funds cover 75% of personnel costs for participating sworn officers employed by cities, towns, and counties. The state also provides about $1.4 million in local grants to fight automobile theft. Grant awards must consider areas with more theft problems.
More matching funds for the National Guard
The state provides about $3.5 million for National Guard matching funds in fiscal year 2025–2026. Any money left unspent and uncommitted returns to the state general fund on December 31, 2026.
More money for county services
The law provides $7.15 million for essential services in counties with fewer than 900,000 residents, based on the 2020 census. The money is divided equally among those counties. Graham County receives a separate $500,000 for essential services.
More money for juvenile institutions
The Department of Juvenile Corrections receives 25% of earnings and interest from the State Charitable, Penal and Reformatory Institutions Land Fund. The money supports state juvenile institutions and reformatories. The law does not state a dollar amount.
More money for local parks and rodeo grounds
The state provides Peoria $300,000 for city park improvements in fiscal year 2025–2026. The State Treasurer must also send previously appropriated money to Prescott for rodeo grounds improvements. The amount and payment deadline for Prescott are not stated.
More money for wildfire response
The state provides $30 million for fiscal year 2024–2025 wildfire suppression and related costs, including response, mitigation, and repairs. The money supplements federal funds, and the state must seek federal reimbursement when appropriate.
More staff to investigate Medicaid fraud
The Attorney General must use $204,100 and four full-time positions in fiscal year 2025–2026 to expand the Medicaid fraud control unit. The change adds investigators but does not alter who qualifies for Medicaid or what benefits households receive.
More support for crime and abuse victims
Arizona provides $6.2 million for crime-victim compensation and assistance, plus eligible receipts above $6.85 million after a report to budget officials. The state also provides $750,000 to a qualifying Yuma County advocacy center and adds $250,000 for address confidentiality program operations and $400,000 to its fund. Additional domestic violence fund receipts above $4 million go to prevention services after a report on their planned use.
More time and funding for local jails
The Department of Corrections must use private-prison per diem funds to pay for Arizona inmates’ housing and medical care. Before using those funds for another purpose, it must send a spending plan to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for review. Cochise County can use its prior jail-construction appropriation through June 30, 2029; the law does not state its amount.
More time for concealed weapons system
The Department of Public Safety can use $494,500 appropriated in fiscal year 2023–2024 to replace its concealed weapons tracking system through June 30, 2026. The law extends the time to use the funds and does not directly change household payments or duties.
More time for Flagstaff museum funds
The $1.1 million for the Flagstaff Pioneer Museum remains available through June 30, 2028. The law extends the time the museum can use the appropriation and does not create a household payment.
More time for Navajo social programs
The Navajo Nation has until June 30, 2026, to use specified 2024 funds for women’s shelter and social services and youth programs. The law extends the time to use existing appropriations and does not create a new household payment.
More time for veterans center services
The fiscal year 2024–2025 appropriation for a veterans center remains available through June 30, 2026. The center provides job and training referrals, housing help, and utility assistance. The extension does not create a new individual payment.
More time to build veterans memorial park
The law keeps $10 million available to buy, design, and build the Arizona Veterans Memorial State Park through June 30, 2027. It gives the project more time to use its existing funds.
More training for assault investigations
The law provides $2 million to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for sexual assault investigator training and anti-human trafficking work in fiscal year 2025–2026. The funding does not create a direct household payment.
More veterans' services in Arizona
Arizona provides $2.2 million for veterans’ services officers in rural tribal communities at least 100 miles from the nearest Veterans Affairs service center. It also provides $200,000 for a Pinal County nonprofit that serves veterans through an in-person facility and mobile outreach center. That nonprofit must have received a prior state veterans’ services grant.
New team targets organized retail crime
The Attorney General receives about $1.6 million in fiscal year 2025–2026 for an organized retail crime task force. The funding supports an attorney, a paralegal, two investigators, one support worker, and four peace officers focused on investigating and prosecuting organized retail crime.
Targeted grants for local police
The law funds police departments and police training in named Arizona communities. Grants include $300,000 for Ak-Chin, $450,000 for Prescott Valley, and $500,000 for Florence. Casa Grande, Coolidge, Eloy, Gila River, and Maricopa receive $200,000 each; Pinal County receives $400,000. Paradise Valley, Phoenix, and Salt River each receive $100,000 for a police facility or community policing.
Veterans group receives service funding
The law provides $1,226,100 to a nonprofit that supports Arizona’s military and veteran population. The Department of Veterans’ Services may spend up to $76,500 on a program specialist to work with the selected group. Before spending, the department must report on matching grants from non-state sources. The law does not promise payments to individual veterans.
Wildfire and evacuation safety funding
Arizona provides $300,000 for an evacuation awareness campaign and $3 million for hazardous vegetation removal. It also provides $27.1 million for wildfire mitigation. The removal and mitigation funds remain available through June 30, 2027, and June 30, 2028, respectively.
Winslow receives $2.5 million
The law provides $2.5 million from the state general fund to the city of Winslow for fiscal year 2025–2026. It does not state what the city will use the money for, so the resulting services and household effects are not specified.
Yuma County gets tire disposal funds
The law provides Yuma County $850,000 in fiscal year 2025–2026 to dispose of excess waste tires. It does not promise a direct household payment or specify a household charge avoided.
More adaptive recreation in Scottsdale
The state provides $100,000 to Scottsdale for an adaptive services park or recreational facility in fiscal year 2025–2026. The funding may expand recreation access for people who use adaptive services. It does not create a direct household payment.
More services for blind residents
Arizona adds $100,000 for talking book library operations and provides $97,000 for a statewide radio reading service for blind residents. The law supports these services but does not change who qualifies or provide individual payments.
More time for Navajo electrical connections
The existing $1 million for Navajo Nation electrical connections remains available through June 30, 2026. The law gives the project more time to use the funds, but does not add money.
More research and education on Alzheimer's
The health department provides $4.125 million for an Arizona charity to support Alzheimer’s research and public education. The charity must be a 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Arizona and have operated in the state for at least 10 years. Participating institutions must work together statewide and share information about research and available resources.
More suicide prevention help in Pinal County
The law provides $300,000 from the state General Fund in fiscal year 2025–2026 to a nonprofit in Pinal County. The nonprofit must provide suicide prevention services to county residents.
More support for hospitals and health systems
The law provides $500,000 for medical transfers from hospitals with fewer than 20 beds and $3 million for a qualifying nonprofit hospital in Yuma with at least 400 beds. It also provides $3 million for tribal health care investment and $1 million for health care interoperability grants. The interoperability funds remain available through June 30, 2028. These funds support health systems, not direct household payments.
More support for veterans
The law provides $1 million to cover an operating shortfall at state veterans homes in fiscal year 2024–2025. It also provides $150,000 for a pilot focused on improving veterans’ health. Neither appropriation creates an individual payment or changes eligibility.
More time for bereaved parent counseling
The law keeps fiscal year 2024–2025 counseling funds available through June 30, 2026. The counseling is for parents whose children died as a result of violence. The law does not state the appropriation amount or create direct payments to parents.
More time for preventive health services
The law keeps the fiscal year 2024–2025 funding for preventive health services for low-income and underserved women and their families available through June 30, 2026. It extends the time to use the existing funds but does not state the amount.
More time for regional health funds
The law keeps fiscal year 2024–2025 funds for southern Arizona counseling and community services available through June 30, 2026. It also extends the time to use fiscal year 2024–2025 funds for senior health promotion and coordination in Santa Cruz County through that date. The amounts are not stated.
Support for state hospital care
The law provides $3.328 million from the state hospital land fund to cover a state hospital operating shortfall in fiscal year 2024–2025. It does not set patient costs or change eligibility.
Dark sky education for Arizona students
Arizona provides $3.3 million to a designated nonprofit for dark sky education in the state. The nonprofit must offer educational programs for Arizona students and research opportunities for university students. The State Treasurer must distribute the money by July 15, 2025.
More after-school and child development programs
The law provides $200,000 for Pinal County after-school programs and $25,000 for a local reading program. It also provides $1.5 million for a child development center in Taylor that supports long-term education and workforce needs. These grants fund local programs, not direct payments to families.
More funding for scholarship appeals
The state provides $228,500 to the State Board of Education for Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account appeals in fiscal year 2025–2026. The money supports the appeals process, not direct household payments.
More help for children and families
The law provides $600,000 for the Supreme Court’s child and family representation pilot in fiscal year 2025–2026. The funding supports the pilot, but the law does not state who qualifies or what services each family receives.
More school help for foster youth
Arizona provides $1.5 million to the foster youth education success fund for fiscal year 2025–2026. The provision does not state individual payment amounts or eligibility details.
More school suicide prevention support
The health department directs $100,000 to a suicide prevention coordinator. The coordinator helps school districts and charter schools with prevention efforts. The funding does not create a direct payment to families.
More support for Arizona teachers
The law provides $90,000 for the Arizona teacher incentive program. It also provides $2.3 million through Northern Arizona University for mentor teacher training and program work at the Arizona K-12 Center. The law does not state individual incentive amounts or payments to teachers.
More support for school scholarship complaints
The state provides $137,500 and one staff position to handle complaints about administration of the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account program. This funding does not change who qualifies or the amount of scholarship account benefits.
More time to spend youth program funds
The law keeps out-of-school time program funds available until June 30, 2027. It also requires the Department of Education to spend any money still available from a prior $4 million appropriation on the continuing high school and workforce training program. The amount remaining from that appropriation is not stated.
Arizona convention center gets funding
The law allocates $26,497,400 in state General Fund revenue to the Arizona Convention Center Development Fund for fiscal year 2025–2026. The money supports convention center development, not direct household payments.
More time and money for state technology
The law keeps state technology projects funded, without changing household taxes, benefits, or filing duties. It extends $6.7 million for a health-program identity platform, $19.37 million for the tax system, and $7 million for the Corporation Commission filing system through June 30, 2026. In fiscal year 2025–2026, it moves $5.94 million for the state human resources system, $1.75 million for website migration, $3.37 million for the A to Z Arizona portal, and $375,000 for portal security. It also moves $1.962 million for Department of Real Estate technology and $1.8 million for the Medicaid mainframe.
More time for clean truck pilot funds
The zero-emission heavy-duty vehicle pilot can use its existing funds through June 30, 2026. The law extends the time to spend the appropriation but does not state its amount or provide household payments.
More time for state agency technology projects
The state keeps $190,500 available for pharmacy licensing system upgrades through June 30, 2026. It also keeps $2 million for the Department of Agriculture’s cloud migration project available through June 30, 2027. These extensions give the agencies more time to use existing funds; they do not promise specific service changes.
More time to use state fair funds
The Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board can use its existing $3.8 million for enhanced fair operations through June 30, 2026. The extension does not create a direct household payment.
Real estate agency gets new technology
The state provides about $2 million in fiscal year 2025–2026 to replace the Department of Real Estate’s technology systems. The law does not change real estate fees or licensing rules. The appropriation has a stated sunset date of June 30, 2027.
Retirement funding for smaller counties
The law provides $3 million in fiscal year 2025–2026 for required employer contributions to elected officials’ retirement plans. The money is divided equally among counties with fewer than 300,000 residents, based on the 2020 census. Counties may use it only for those required contributions. The law does not directly change an individual’s retirement payment.
Sierra Vista seeks aviation license
The state provides $1.5 million in fiscal year 2025–2026 to help Sierra Vista seek a Federal Aviation Administration reentry license. The law does not state what operations or jobs may result.
State funds commercial racetrack operations
The law provides $1 million for commercial live racing permittees’ projects, track upkeep, and operations, including costs tied to federal racing-safety requirements. The Department of Gaming must allocate the full $1 million to a permittee in Maricopa County. The funding does not go directly to households or racetrack visitors.
State land department gets due diligence funds
The law provides $5 million from the Due Diligence Fund for the State Land Department’s due diligence program in fiscal year 2025–2026. The provision does not name individual recipients or create a household benefit formula.
State upgrades agency records and websites
The law provides $2.9 million in fiscal year 2024–2025 to modernize the liquor department’s records system; that money is protected from lapsing until June 30, 2026. For fiscal year 2025–2026, it provides $5.942 million to replace the state human resources system and $5.5 million for state website and portal work. The website funding covers platform migration, the A to Z Arizona portal, and security upgrades. These funds support state systems, not direct household payments. The stated sunset date for the human resources and website projects is June 30, 2027.
Temporary bridge for state reimbursement grants
Starting April 1, 2026, the Department of Economic Security can use up to $25 million from the budget stabilization fund for reimbursement grants. The department must notify budget officials before using the money. It must repay the full amount by September 1, 2026, and cannot use it for other program spending.
Yuma center gets desert agriculture funds
The law directs $1.35 million from the University of Arizona’s main campus operating funds to the Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture. The money supports the center, not direct household payments.
Medicaid system mainframe replacement
The state provides $1.8 million in fiscal year 2025–2026 to replace the Medicaid system mainframe. The law does not change Medicaid eligibility, benefits, or payment amounts. The appropriation has a stated sunset date of June 30, 2027.
More funding for Medicaid income checks
The law provides $1.832 million from the state General Fund for AHCCCS income verification costs in fiscal year 2024–2025. This supports eligibility administration but does not change who qualifies for coverage.
More career and education grants
Arizona provides $1 million for equipment grants to career technical education districts with fewer than 2,000 pupils. It also provides $500,000 for a JOBS for Arizona graduates program and $100,000 for a statewide geographic literacy grant. The law does not set individual payments or participant eligibility for those two grants.
More funding for virtual school tests
The law adds a one-time $400,000 for contracted vendors who help deliver assessments in a virtual setting. The money pays for vendor services and does not create a household payment or new household duty.
More international learning for students
Arizona provides $125,000 for an Arizona medical school to work with an international medical school and offer hands-on learning abroad. It also provides $250,000 to Arizona State University for cultural and academic exchanges with institutions in Eastern Europe. The grants fund school activities, not direct student payments.
More nurses in rural schools
Arizona provides $2.5 million for school nurse access in rural areas. At least $500,000 must support grants to raise nurse salaries. Remaining funds can support grants to hire new nurses. The law does not set individual raise or hiring amounts.
More training for health professionals
Arizona provides $450,000 for trauma-treatment training for specified licensed health professionals. It also provides $1.5 million for the nurse education investment pilot. The law does not state individual awards or payments to patients.
Business portal gets more state funding
The law transfers $1.7 million from the Information Technology Fund to the Business One-Stop portal for fiscal year 2025–2026. The funding supports the portal for Arizona businesses but does not promise a direct payment or lower business costs.
New online portal for businesses
The state provides $1.7 million in fiscal year 2025–2026 for its business one-stop portal. The law does not create a business grant or change taxes. The appropriation has a stated sunset date of June 30, 2027.
Less state funding for inmate lawsuits
Arizona State University’s law clinic cannot use appropriated money for lawsuits involving Department of Corrections inmates when Arizona is the opposing party. The restriction applies to the clinic’s use of public funds, not to household payments or duties.
State parks face property buying limit
The Arizona State Parks Board cannot use money from the heritage fund deposit line item to buy property. The rule limits how the board can spend that appropriation and does not create a household payment or duty.
Extra review for disability care rates
Before certain statewide rate changes for developmental-disability or long-term-care providers, the Department of Economic Security must report the cost and any ongoing funding source for committee review. This review does not apply to changes already authorized by the legislature, a court mandate, or federal law.
Less funding for state employee retirement
The law reduces agency retirement adjustment funding by $6,060,800 in fiscal year 2025–2026. The cut includes $3,152,900 from the General Fund and $2,907,900 from other funds. It does not specify a change to any employee’s retirement benefit or contribution.
Lower state funding for Economic Security
The law reduces Arizona Department of Economic Security General Fund appropriations by $9.9 million in fiscal year 2024–2025 for adjustments in formula requirements. The provision does not identify a specific change to household benefits or eligibility.
More review of state employee health agreements
The Arizona Department of Administration must get Joint Legislative Budget Committee review before entering certain agreements to pay federal reimbursements related to excess balances in the state employee health insurance trust fund. The rule does not change household coverage or require individuals to repay money.
State agencies pay for legal counsel
Thirty-three state agencies and departments pay specified charges for legal counsel in fiscal year 2025–2026. Charges range from $600 to $677,400. These are agency charges, not fees billed to households.
State repays wildfire suppression debt
The law uses $11,180,800 from the long-term water augmentation fund in fiscal year 2024–2025 to repay federal debt from wildfire suppression. The appropriation does not lapse under the cited state rule. It does not specify a direct household payment or a change in fire services.
County probation funds face new rules
Counties must keep probation spending at fiscal year 2019–2020 levels for each program to receive state probation money. State funds cannot replace county dollars, and specified adult and juvenile probation funds must pass through to county probation departments. These rules direct money to probation services but limit how counties can use state support.
New reports on child safety caseloads
The Department of Child Safety must report on case backlogs, open reports, long-term cases, and caseworker workloads. Reports covering July–December 2025 and January–June 2026 are due February 28 and August 31, 2026. If a report is more than 30 days late, the state withholds 2% of DCS’s semiannual operating budget until the report is filed.
Arizona water funds face spending limits
Arizona moves unused money from several earlier Colorado River legal appropriations into its litigation fund during fiscal year 2025–2026. During that year, every dollar the state receives in qualifying water-payment reimbursements goes to the state general fund. Water agency funds are limited to specified uses, and transfers of Colorado River legal expense funds need legislative budget review. The provisions do not state the total amounts or create direct household payments.
Highway money shifts to state agencies
The law transfers $17.2 million from the State Highway Fund to the state General Fund by June 30, 2025, to support state agencies. The transfer reflects specified interest income earned on highway fund money. The law does not state how the transfer changes road services or household costs.
More flexibility to shift family service funds
The Department of Child Safety can move up to 10% of federal TANF block-grant money appropriated to DCS and the Department of Economic Security into the social services block grant. Before a transfer, DCS must report the proposed amount to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee director. This allows a shift toward social services but can also move money away from other uses of those funds.
State moves contractor recovery funds
The law transfers $2.7 million from the Residential Contractors’ Recovery Fund to the Registrar of Contractors Fund in fiscal year 2025–2026. It does not change household fees or the rules for getting recovery funds.
State pays administration and risk costs
In fiscal year 2024–2025, the law provides $15 million to the Department of Administration for specified state costs, prior-year fund transfers, and interest. It also provides $8.9 million from the risk management revolving fund for state risk-management losses and premiums. These are state payments and do not change household insurance premiums or create a direct household payment.
State shifts agency funds and charges
The law moves $15.5 million from the State Highway Fund to the General Fund by June 30, 2026, to support state agencies. It also reduces accounting system charge adjustment funding by $477,000 in fiscal year 2025–2026. The Department of Administration can shift accounting charges among agencies based on their system transactions. These changes do not set a direct household charge or change highway services.
New limits on public university spending
Arizona’s three public universities cannot use specified state funds for alumni groups, and appropriated money generally cannot fund scholarships or student newspapers. Arizona financial aid trust scholarships are exempt from the scholarship limit. Separate rules require certain university programs to keep funding in accounts for direct operations, prevent state funds from replacing existing support or donations, and require reports by October 1, 2025. Money for the Arizona Geological Survey cannot be moved to other university uses.
Workforce funds move between state programs
By June 30, 2025, unspent or uncommitted money in a community college adult education workforce fund must move to another state fund. The law changes where existing program money goes but does not state the amount or create a direct household payment.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
John Kavanagh
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 6/27/2025
FINAL: Passed
Yes: 21 • No: 8
Senate vote • 6/27/2025
CONCUR: Passed
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 6/26/2025
DP/C&P
Yes: 8 • No: 0
Senate vote • 6/26/2025
MOTION: failed to pass
Yes: 11 • No: 39
Senate vote • 6/26/2025
THIRD: Passed
Yes: 40 • No: 16
Senate vote • 6/20/2025
THIRD: Passed
Yes: 17 • No: 12
Senate vote • 6/20/2025
MOTION: failed to pass
Yes: 6 • No: 21
Senate vote • 6/19/2025
MOTION: failed to pass
Yes: 5 • No: 22
Senate vote • 6/17/2025
PFC
Yes: 7 • No: 2
Actions Timeline
Final Reading: Passed
6/27/2025SenateConcurrence: Passed
6/27/2025SenateThird Reading: Passed
6/26/2025SenateCOW Motion to Amend: failed to pass
6/26/2025SenateCOW Motion to Amend: failed to pass
6/26/2025SenateCommittee of the Whole: do pass amended
6/26/2025SenateMiscellaneous Motion: Passed
6/26/2025Senateundefined: DP/C&P
6/26/2025SenateThird Reading: Passed
6/20/2025SenateCOW Motion to Amend: failed to pass
6/20/2025SenateCOW Motion to Amend: failed to pass
6/20/2025SenateCOW Motion to Amend: failed to pass
6/20/2025SenateCOW Motion to Amend: failed to pass
6/19/2025SenateCOW Motion to Amend: failed to pass
6/19/2025SenateCommittee of the Whole: do pass amended
6/19/2025Senateundefined: PFC
6/17/2025Senateundefined: DP
6/17/2025Senate
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