HB 4162

House Engrossed
human services;
  2026-2027
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
CHAPTER 134
HOUSE BILL 4162
AN
ACT
Amending sections 33-1476.01, 33-1476.04,
33-1476.05, 41-608.04 and 41-1970, Arizona Revised Statutes;
amending title 41, chapter 14, article 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding
section 41-2023; amending sections 41-3955 and 43-1086,
Arizona Revised Statutes; amending laws 2008, chapter 243, section 6, as
amended by laws 2012, chapter 281, section 2 and laws 2018, chapter 199,
section 3; appropriating monies; relating to human services.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 33-1476.01, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE33-1476.01. Change in use; notices; compensation for moving expenses;
payments by the landlord; applicability
A. The landlord shall notify the director and all
tenants in writing of a change in use at least one hundred eighty days before
the change in use. The landlord may not increase rent within ninety
days before giving notice of a change in use.
B. The landlord shall inform all tenants in writing
about the mobile home relocation fund established by section 33-1476.02.
C. If a tenant is required to move due to a change
in use or redevelopment of the mobile home park, the tenant may do any of the
following:
1. Collect payment from the mobile
home relocation fund for the lesser of the actual moving expenses of
relocating the mobile home to a new location that is within a one
hundred-mile radius of the vacated mobile home park this
state or the maximum of $12,500 $22,500
for a single section single-section
mobile home or $20,000 $30,000 for
a multisection mobile home. Moving expenses include the cost of
stabilizing, taking down, moving and setting up the mobile home in the new
location.
2. Abandon the mobile home in the mobile home park
and collect an amount equal to forty percent of the maximum allowable moving
expense for that mobile home from the mobile home relocation
fund. To qualify for abandonment payment pursuant to this paragraph,
the tenant shall deliver to the landlord the current title to the mobile home
with the notarized endorsement of the owner of record together with complete
releases of all liens that are shown on the title and proof that all taxes
owing on the mobile home have been paid to date. The tenant shall
provide a copy of these documents to the Arizona department of housing in
support of the tenant's application for payment. If the tenant
chooses to abandon the mobile home pursuant to this paragraph, the landlord is
exempt from making the payments to the fund prescribed in subsection D of this
section.
3. If a mobile home is relocated to a location
outside of the vacated mobile home park and, in the sole judgment of the
director, the mobile home was ground set in the mobile home park from which it
was removed, the tenant may collect additional monies not to exceed $2,500 for
the incremental costs of removing a ground-set mobile home. These
monies are in addition to any monies provided pursuant to paragraph 1 of this
subsection.
D. Except as provided in subsection C, paragraph 2
and subsection F of this section and section 33-1476.04, subsection D, if
there is a change in use the landlord shall pay $500 for each single
section single-section mobile home and $800
for each multisection mobile home relocated to the fund for each tenant filing
for relocation assistance with the director.
E. If a change in use occurs before the time stated
in the statements of policy and the landlord does not comply with subsection A
of this section, and with section 33-1436
and section 33-1476, subsection H, the landlord shall pay to the fund in
addition to the monies prescribed in subsection D of this section:
1. $500 for each mobile home space occupied by a
single-section mobile home.
2. $800 for each mobile home space occupied by a
multisection mobile home.
F. The landlord is not required to make the payments
prescribed in subsections D and E of this section for moving mobile homes owned
by the landlord or for moving a mobile home under a contract with the tenant if
the tenant does not file for relocation assistance with the director.
G. If a change in use occurs within two hundred
seventy days after relocations under section 33-1476.04, the landlord
shall pay to the fund in addition to the monies prescribed in subsection D of
this section:
1. $500 for each mobile home space occupied by a
single section mobile home.
2. $800 for each mobile home space occupied by a
multisection mobile home.
H. The tenant shall submit a contract for relocation
of a mobile home for approval to the director within sixty days after the
relocation to be eligible for payment of relocation expenses. The
director must approve or disapprove the contract within fifteen days after
receipt of the contract, or the contract is deemed to be approved.
I. If the contract is approved, the payment of
relocation expenses shall be made to the installer when both of the following
are complete:
1. The installer obtains valid permits to move the
mobile or manufactured home to a new location.
2. The installer provides documentation to the
department that the installation of the mobile or manufactured home at the new
location is complete and has been inspected by the department or its designee
and is approved for occupancy.
J. If the contract is not approved, the tenant may
appeal to an administrative law judge pursuant to title 41, chapter 37, article
5. The tenant shall provide notice pursuant to section 33-1451,
subsection A, paragraph 6 if the tenant relocates.
K. If this state or a political subdivision of this
state exercises eminent domain and the mobile home park is sold or a sale is
made to this state or a political subdivision of this state that intends to
exercise eminent domain, the state or political subdivision is responsible for
the relocation costs of the tenants.
L. If a tenant is vacating the premises and has
informed the landlord or manager before the change-in-use notice has been
given, the tenant is not eligible for compensation under this section.
M. A person who purchases a mobile home already
situated in a park or moves a mobile home into a park in which a change-in-use
notice has been given is not eligible for compensation under this section.
N. After delivery of the one hundred eighty-day
notice prescribed by subsection A of this section, the landlord and the tenants
shall inform any prospective buyer or tenant that closure of the park is
pending.
O. This section does not apply to a change in use if
the landlord moves a tenant to another space in the mobile home park at the
landlord's expense.END_STATUTE
Sec. 2. Section 33-1476.04, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE33-1476.04. Relocations due to rent increase; mobile home relocation fund;
applicability
A. A tenant is eligible for payment from the mobile home relocation fund if all of the following conditions
are met:
1. The tenant resides in a mobile home that is owned
by the tenant and that is located in a mobile home park.
2. A rent increase will be effective at the
expiration or renewal of the tenant's rental agreement.
3. The rent increase either singly or in combination
during any consecutive twelve-month period is more than a total of ten
percent plus the current increase in the consumer price index over the most
recent one-year period before the date of the notice of the rent
increase. For the purposes of this paragraph, "consumer price index"
means the "west-A" index that is published by the United States
department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, and that demonstrates changes
in prices in certain cities in the western United States.
B. A landlord who increases rent as prescribed by
subsection A of this section shall give written notice of the applicability of
this section to all affected tenants.
C. A tenant is eligible to receive relocation
expenses pursuant to subsection A of this section as follows:
1. At least thirty days before the effective date of
the rent increase that exceeds the limits prescribed by subsection A of this
section, the tenant shall submit a contract for relocation of the mobile home
to the director for approval and to the landlord.
2. Before the effective date of the rent increase,
the tenant shall have a fully signed contract with a licensed installer or
contractor to move the mobile home to a specific location.
3. The director shall
approve or disapprove the contract submitted within fifteen days after receipt
of the contract, and the contract is deemed to be approved on the sixteenth day
if the director takes no action.
4. If the contract is approved, the payment of
relocation expenses shall be made to the installer or contractor when both of
the following are complete:
(a) The installer or contractor obtains valid
permits to move the mobile home or manufactured home to a
new location.
(b) The
installer or contractor provides documentation to the department that the
installation of the mobile home or manufactured home at
the new location is complete and has
been inspected by the department or its designee and is approved for occupancy.
5. If the contract is not approved, the tenant may
appeal to an administrative law judge pursuant to title 41, chapter 37, article
5. The tenant shall provide notice pursuant to section 33-1451,
subsection A, paragraph 6 if the tenant relocates.
6. On approval, the tenant is eligible for the
lesser of the actual moving expenses of relocating the mobile home or $12,500 $22,500 for a single-section
mobile home or $20,000 $30,000 for a
multisection mobile home. Compensable moving expenses include the cost of
taking down, moving and setting up the mobile home in the new location if the
mobile home is relocated to a residential location within a one
hundred-mile radius of the vacated mobile home park this
state.
D. As an alternative to receiving payment as
prescribed in subsection C of this section, a tenant who is eligible to receive
payment pursuant to subsection A of this section may abandon the mobile home in
the mobile home park and collect an amount equal to forty percent of the
maximum allowable moving expense for that mobile home from the mobile
home relocation fund. To qualify for an abandonment payment pursuant to
this subsection, the tenant shall deliver to the landlord the current title to
the mobile home with the notarized endorsement of the owner of record together
with complete releases of all liens that are shown on the title and proof that
all taxes owing on the mobile home have been paid to date. The tenant shall
provide a copy of these documents to the Arizona department of housing in
support of the tenant's application for payment. If the tenant chooses to
abandon the mobile home pursuant to this subsection, the landlord is exempt
from making the payments to the fund prescribed in section 33-1476.01,
subsection D.
E. This section does not apply to rent increases
that are prescribed in a written rental agreement.
F. This section does not make any rent increase
unreasonable.END_STATUTE
Sec. 3. Section 33-1476.05, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE33-1476.05. Relocations due to change in age-restricted community use;
payment from mobile home relocation fund; applicability
A. The landlord shall notify the director and all
tenants in writing of a change in use at least sixty days before a change in
the age-restricted community to an all-age community use as defined by
the housing for older persons act of 1995.
B. A tenant is eligible for payment from the mobile home relocation fund if both of the following conditions
are met:
1. The tenant resides in a mobile home or
manufactured home that is owned by the tenant and that is located in an age-restricted
mobile home park.
2. The landlord implements a change from an age-restricted
community to an all-age community as defined by the housing for older persons
act of 1995.
C. A landlord who changes a mobile home park
designation from an age-restricted community shall give written notice of the
applicability of this section to all affected tenants.
D. A tenant is eligible to receive relocation
expenses pursuant to subsection B of this section as follows:
1. Within one hundred eighty days after the
effective date of notification of the change in the age-restricted community's
use, the tenant shall submit a contract for relocation of the mobile home or manufactured home to the
director for approval and to the landlord.
2. After notice of approval by the director for the
payment of relocation expenses, the tenant shall have a fully signed contract
with a licensed installer or contractor to move the mobile home or manufactured home to a specific location.
3. The director shall approve or disapprove the
contract submitted within fifteen days after receipt of the contract, and the
contract is deemed to be approved on the sixteenth day if the director takes no
action.
4. If the contract is approved, the payment of
relocation expenses shall be made to the installer or contractor when both of
the following are complete:
(a) The
installer or contractor obtains valid permits to move the mobile home or manufactured home to a new
location.
(b) The installer or contractor provides
documentation to the department that the installation of the mobile home or manufactured home at the
new location is complete and has been inspected by the department or its
designee and is approved for occupancy.
5. If the contract is
not approved, the tenant may appeal to an administrative law judge pursuant to
title 41, chapter 37, article 5. The tenant shall provide notice
pursuant to section 33-1451, subsection A, paragraph 6 if the tenant
relocates.
6. On approval, the tenant is eligible for the
lesser of the actual moving expenses of relocating the mobile home or $12,500 $22,500 for a single-section
mobile home or $20,000 $30,000 for a
multisection mobile home. Compensable moving expenses include the cost of
taking down, moving and setting up the mobile home in the new location if the
mobile home is relocated to another age-restricted community within a one hundred-mile radius of the vacated mobile home park this state.
E. The landlord shall not be responsible for making
any payment into the mobile home relocation fund for any
mobile or manufactured home moved pursuant to this section.END_STATUTE
Sec. 4. Section 41-608.04, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE41-608.04. Military family relief fund; subaccounts; advisory committees;
definitions
A. The military family relief fund is established
through December 31, 2026 2031.
The fund consists of private donations, grants, bequests and any other monies
received for that purpose.
B. The pre-9/11 veterans subaccount and post-9/11
veterans subaccount of the military family relief fund are
established. The department shall administer the fund and
subaccounts. On notice from the director, the state treasurer shall
invest and divest monies in the subaccounts as provided by section 35-313,
and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the
subaccounts. The monies in the subaccounts are continuously
appropriated to the department solely for the purposes described in this section. Any
monies remaining unexpended and unencumbered on December 31, 2026 2031 shall be transferred for deposit in the veterans'
donations fund established by section 41-608.
C. The post-9/11 military family relief
advisory committee is established to determine appropriate uses of the monies
in the post-9/11 veterans subaccount as provided by this section. The
post-9/11 military family relief advisory committee consists of the
director or the director's designee and twelve additional members, including
widows and widowers of military personnel who died in the line of duty,
military retirees, veterans who have a service-connected disability and their
family members, Arizona army and air national guard unit commanders and active
and retired senior enlisted military personnel. Except for the director, the
governor shall appoint the members based on recommendations by the director,
the adjutant general and commanders of military bases in this state. Appointed
members serve at the pleasure of the governor. The post-9/11
military family relief advisory committee shall elect a chairperson from among
the appointed members.
D. The post-9/11 military family relief
advisory committee shall:
1. Establish criteria for the use of monies in the
post-9/11 veterans subaccount.
2. Establish and revise as necessary the application
process for financial assistance.
3. Review and evaluate applications.
4. Make other recommendations as necessary.
E. The pre-9/11 military family relief
advisory committee is established to determine appropriate uses of the monies
in the pre-9/11 veterans subaccount as provided by this section. The pre-9/11
military family relief advisory committee consists of the director or the
director's designee and twelve additional members, including widows and
widowers of military personnel who died in the line of duty, military retirees,
veterans who have a service-connected disability and their family members,
Arizona army and air national guard unit commanders and active and retired
senior enlisted military personnel. Except for the director, the
governor shall appoint the members based on recommendations by the director,
the adjutant general and commanders of military bases in this state. Appointed
members serve at the pleasure of the governor. The pre-9/11
military family relief advisory committee shall elect a chairperson from among
the appointed members.
F. The pre-9/11 military family relief
advisory committee shall:
1. Establish criteria for the use of monies in the
pre-9/11 veterans subaccount.
2. Establish and revise as necessary the application
process for financial assistance.
3. Review and evaluate applications.
4. Make other recommendations as necessary.
G. The advisory committees may establish
subcommittees, consisting of not more than five members of the full committees,
to recommend approval of a grant to an applicant of not more than $3,000.
H. Notwithstanding section 38-431.03, the
subcommittees may meet in executive session without advance notice. The full
advisory committees may meet in executive session, with notice pursuant to
section 38-431.02, to review and evaluate applications or review
recommendations of the subcommittees. Applications for financial
assistance and all committee considerations and evaluations of the applications
are confidential.
I. The monies in the post-9/11 veterans
subaccount shall be used to provide financial assistance pursuant to this
subsection. The service member of an applying family must have been deceased,
wounded or injured or become seriously ill after September 11, 2001 and been
deployed from a military base in this state after September 11, 2001, claimed
this state as the service member's home of record, been a member of the Arizona
national guard at the time of deployment or established residency in this state
and be able to provide proof of continuous physical presence in this state for
at least twelve months before submitting an application. If
discharged from military service, the service member must have been discharged
under honorable conditions. The assistance shall be based on
financial need as a result of the service member's military service up to
$20,000 per family. Eligible assistance is as follows:
1. Widows, widowers or dependent children of service
members who died in the line of duty in a combat zone or a zone where the
person was receiving hazardous duty pay may apply for a stipend for living
expenses for up to six months. For the purposes of the stipend,
qualifying living expenses are residential mortgage, rent and utility payments
and other basic living expenses. Payments with respect to any
deceased person under this paragraph are limited to a total of $20,000.
2. An immediate family member may apply for payment
of costs of temporary residence near the medical facility where the service
member or former service member is being treated, including living, travel and
housing expenses. Payments may be payable in monthly installments as
long as the person is hospitalized or receiving medical care or rehabilitation
services as authorized by military or veterans' medical personnel.
3. An immediate family member, service member or
former service member may apply for:
(a) Living expenses.
(b) Other appropriate expenses as determined by the
post-9/11 military family relief advisory committee.
J. The monies in the pre-9/11 veterans subaccount
shall be used to provide financial assistance pursuant to this subsection. The
service member of an applying family must have been deceased, wounded or
injured or become seriously ill on or before September 11, 2001 and been
deployed from a military base in this state on or before September 11, 2001,
claimed this state as the service member's home of record, been a member of the
Arizona national guard at the time of deployment or established residency in
this state and be able to provide proof of continuous physical presence in this
state for at least twelve months before submitting an
application. If discharged from military service, the service member
must have been discharged under honorable conditions. The assistance
shall be based on financial need as a result of the service member's military
service up to $20,000 per family. Eligible assistance is as follows:
1. Widows, widowers or dependent children of service
members who died in the line of duty in a combat zone or a zone where the
person was receiving hazardous duty pay may apply for a stipend for living
expenses for up to six months. For the purposes of the stipend,
qualifying living expenses are residential mortgage, rent and utility payments
and other basic living expenses. Payments with respect to any
deceased person under this paragraph are limited to a total of $20,000.
2. An immediate family member may apply for payment
of costs of temporary residence near the medical facility where the service
member or former service member is being treated, including living, travel and
housing expenses. Payments may be payable in monthly installments as
long as the person is hospitalized or receiving medical care or rehabilitation
services as authorized by military or veterans' medical personnel.
3. An immediate family member, service member or
former service member may apply for:
(a) Living expenses.
(b) Other appropriate expenses as determined by the
pre-9/11 military family relief advisory committee.
K. The director may allocate up to ten percent of
the donations received for the actual reasonable costs of administering the
subaccounts and the financial assistance program under this section, including
the hiring of an employee to process applications and provide support to the
committee. The department shall provide reasonable office space and other
necessary resources for the employee.
L. The director shall receive private donations for
deposit in the subaccounts and issue receipts to the donors. A donor
shall designate the subaccount in which the donor wishes the donation to be
deposited as follows:
1. One hundred percent of the donation to be
deposited in the pre-9/11 veterans subaccount.
2. One hundred percent of the donation to be
deposited in the post-9/11 veterans subaccount.
3. Fifty percent of the donation to be deposited in
the pre-9/11 veterans subaccount and fifty percent of the donation to be
deposited in the post-9/11 veterans subaccount.
M. Private donations may qualify for the purposes of
income tax credits under section 43-1086. The director may
receive donations in any amount, but donations that qualify for tax credits are
subject to the limits prescribed by section 43-1086. Donations
to the subaccounts that otherwise qualify under the tax credit limits
prescribed by section 43-1086 but that exceed a combined total of
$1,000,000 in any calendar year, on a first-come, first-served
basis, do not qualify for the income tax credits. The director shall
provide the taxpayer a donation receipt, which shall include the taxpayer's
full name and address, the last four digits of the taxpayer's social security
number and the amount of the donation. The director shall designate
on the donation receipt whether the donation qualifies under the limits
prescribed by this subsection and section 43-1086. The
director shall send a record of receipts that qualify under this subsection to
the department of revenue.
N. On or before March 31 of each year, the director
shall provide for an audit by an independent certified public accountant of the
subaccounts and of the aggregate amount authorized by the director for income
tax credits under subsection M of this section. The director shall
promptly submit a certified copy of the audit to the auditor
general. The auditor general may make further audits and
examinations as necessary and may take appropriate action relating to the audit
or examination pursuant to chapter 7, article 10.1 of this title. If the
auditor general does not take further action within thirty days after the audit
is filed, the audit is considered to be sufficient. The director
shall pay the costs of the certified public accountant and the auditor general
from the administration allocation under subsection K of this section.
O. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Established residency in
this state" means that a service member has done any
of the following:
(a) Obtained
either a valid Arizona driver
license, Arizona or nonoperating identification license issued by the department
of transportation pursuant to title 28, chapter 8.,
Arizona
(b) Registered
a motor vehicle registration or in
this state pursuant to title 28, chapter 7.
(c) Received a community
service organization verification of homeless status and Arizona residency.
2. "Continuous physical presence" means
that a service member has a documented place of habitation and is living in
this state or has community service organization verification of homeless
status and continuous physical presence in this state. END_STATUTE
Sec. 5. Section 41-1970, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE41-1970. Out-of-school time grant program; fund; report; definitions
A. The out of school out-of-school time grant program is established in
the department to expand out-of-school time child
care for school-age children who are at least five years of age and eligible for or enrolled in kindergarten and
not older than twelve eighteen years
of age and who require child out-of-school
time care either when the children are out-of-school or
during periods of time when school instruction is not being conducted.
B. The grant program shall:
1. Increase the number of eligible pupils with
access to child out-of-school
time care before school, after school or during periods of time when
school instruction is not being conducted.
2. Increase access to and the affordability of child out-of-school time care
for children and their families.
3. Enable employers to attract and retain a talented
workforce.
4. Reduce the cost of child out-of-school time care to participating families by at least two-thirds or expand out-of-school
time care at no cost to participating families.
C. The department
shall do all of the following:
1. Develop an annual
grant application process.
2. Provide grants to assist with the costs of child out-of-school time care
to eligible grantees who participate in the grant program.
3. Monitor eligible grantees to ensure grant program
and fiscal compliance.
4. Develop metrics to measure the success of the
grant program.
5. Allocate at least thirty percent of grant monies
for eligible grantees in rural communities, which may be used in any location
in this state if there are insufficient grant applications from rural
communities.
D. The out-of-school time grant program
fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations. The department
may not use more than five percent of the monies deposited in the fund to
administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are
exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of
appropriations.
E. On or before August 1, 2026 and each year
thereafter, the department shall submit an annual report to the governor, the
president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and
shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state. The report shall
include all of the following:
1. The total number of children who are served by
the out-of-school time grant program, categorized by age of the
child and the county where the child is served. The information provided
pursuant to this paragraph may not include any information that identifies or
can be used to identify a child.
2. The locations of programs, categorized by county.
3. The number of new and sustained
child care slots children newly enrolled in out-of-school
time care programs.
F. The department may develop policies and
procedures that are necessary to implement this section.
G. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Eligible grantee" means a nonprofit
organization, public school and public or private child care provider that:
(a) Operates
primarily during after school, before school or in the summer or at times when
school is not normally in session.
(b) Has
demonstrated experience providing child out-of-school
time care before school, after school or during periods of time when
school instruction is not being conducted.
(c) Serves only
eligible pupils.
(d) Is
organized to promote expanded childhood LEARNING, enrichment, child and youth
development or educational, recreational or character-building
activities.
2. "Eligible
pupils" means school-age children who are at
least five years of age and eligible for or enrolled in
kindergarten and not older than twelve eighteen years of age and who come from a household earning
$150,000 or less per year. END_STATUTE
Sec. 6. Title 41, chapter 14, article 5,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-2023, to read:
START_STATUTE41-2023. Speech and audition services; rules
A. Beginning July 1, 2027, subject to
available appropriations, the department shall contract with listening and
spoken language providers in this state to provide speech and audition services
to early intervention programs and services to eligible families that have
infants and toddlers who are deaf or hard of hearing. each Contractor shall
ensure that the provided services are administered by or overseen by a
certified auditory verbal educator or therapist in a natural environment,
clinical setting, educational setting or virtual setting.
B. The department shall refer
eligible families that have infants and toddlers who are deaf or hard of
hearing to at least both of the following:
1. Contracted listening and spoken
language providers.
2. The Arizona state schools for the
deaf and the blind.
C. The department may adopt rules,
policies and procedures to implement this section. The department may use up to
ten percent of monies appropriated for contracts prescribed in subsection A of
this section for administrative costs. END_STATUTE
Sec. 7. Section 41-3955, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE41-3955. Housing trust fund; purpose; annual report
A. The housing trust fund
is established, and the director shall administer the fund. The fund
consists of monies from unclaimed property deposited in the fund pursuant to
section 44-313, monies transferred pursuant to section 35-751 and
investment earnings.
B. On notice from the
department, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as
provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be
credited to the fund.
C. Except as provided in
subsection D of this section, fund monies shall be spent on approval of the
department for developing projects and programs connected with providing
housing opportunities for low and moderate income households and for housing
affordability programs. A portion of fund monies shall be used
exclusively for housing in rural areas.
D. Fund monies may be
spent on constructing or renovating facilities and on housing assistance,
including support services. Fund monies shall be awarded in the
following order of priority for the first four months of each fiscal year:
1. State
matching monies for various federally funded programs.
1. 2. Constructing or renovating emergency
shelter facilities or for any operational expenses for emergency shelter
services.
2. 3. Constructing or renovating
transitional housing units.
3. 4. Constructing
or renovating other types of shelter or housing as determined by the department
to best serve the needs of individuals who have been determined to be seriously
mentally ill and chronically resistant to treatment.
E. For the purposes of
subsection C of this section, in approving the expenditure of monies, the
director shall give priority to funding projects that provide for operating,
constructing or renovating facilities for housing for low-income families
and that provide housing and shelter to families that have children.
F. After the four-month
period prescribed in subsection D of this section, fund monies that have not
been awarded or encumbered pursuant to the priority list prescribed in
subsection D of this section may be spent based on stakeholder feedback.
G. The department shall submit for review by the
joint legislative budget committee all programs established by the department
and funded by the housing trust fund pursuant to this section.
H. The director shall
report annually to the legislature on the status of the housing trust fund. The
report shall include a summary of facilities for which funding was provided
during the preceding fiscal year and shall show the cost and geographic
location of each facility and the number of individuals benefiting from the
operation, construction or renovation of the facility. The report shall also
include the number of individuals who benefit from housing assistance pursuant
to subsection D of this section. The report shall be submitted to the president
of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives, and a copy
provided to the secretary of state, not later than September 1 of each year.
I. Monies in the housing
trust fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to
lapsing of appropriations.
J. An amount not to exceed
ten percent of the housing trust fund monies may be appropriated annually by
the legislature to the department for administrative costs in providing
services relating to the housing trust fund.
K. For any construction
project financed by the department pursuant to this section, the department
shall notify a city, town, county or tribal government that a project is
planned for its jurisdiction and, before proceeding, shall seek comment from
the governing body of the city, town, county or tribal government or an
official authorized by the governing body of the city, town, county or tribal
government. The department shall not interfere with or attempt to
override the local jurisdiction's planning, zoning or land use regulations.END_STATUTE
Sec. 8. Section 43-1086, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE43-1086. Credit for donation to the military family relief fund
subaccounts
A. For taxable years beginning from and after
December 31, 2007 through December 31, 2026 2031, a credit is allowed against the taxes imposed by this
title for cash contributions made by a taxpayer during the taxable year to the
pre-9/11 veterans subaccount or post-9/11 veterans subaccount of
the military family relief fund established by section 41-608.04. The
amount of the credit is the lowest of the following amounts, as applicable:
1. The total amount of contributions to the pre-9/11
veterans subaccount or post-9/11 veterans subaccount, or both
subaccounts, by the taxpayer during the taxable year.
2. Two hundred dollars of contributions during the
taxable year by a taxpayer filing as a single individual or a head of
household.
3. Four hundred dollars of contributions during the
taxable year by a married couple filing a joint return.
4. The taxpayer's tax liability for the taxable
year.
B. A
husband and wife who file separate returns for a taxable year in which they
could have filed a joint return may each claim only one-half of the tax
credit that would have been allowed on a joint return. END_STATUTE
Sec. 9. Laws 2008, chapter 243, section 6, as
amended by Laws 2012, chapter 281, section 2 and Laws 2018, chapter 199,
section 3, is amended to read:
Sec. 6. Delayed repeal
A. Section 41-608.04,
Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act Laws 2018, chapter 199, section 1, is repealed from and after
December 31, 2026 2031.
B. Section 43-1086,
Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act Laws 2018, chapter 199, section 2, is repealed from and after
December 31, 2026 2031.
Sec. 10. Supplemental nutrition assistance program
fund; delayed repeal
A. The supplemental
nutrition assistance program fund is established consisting of monies collected
by the department of economic security from federal deposits for supplemental
nutrition assistance program administration as authorized by 7 Code of Federal
Regulations parts 271 through 285. The department of economic
security shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously
appropriated. The department of economic security shall deposit federal monies
received for the federal administrative share under the supplemental nutrition
assistance program in the fund before expenditure.
B. This section is repealed
from and after June 30, 2027.
Sec. 11. Supplemental nutrition assistance program;
error rate; report; delayed repeal
A. The department of
economic security shall report to the president of the senate, the speaker of
the house of representatives and the joint legislative budget committee:
1. On a monthly basis, the
number of supplemental nutrition assistance program cases, number of program
participants and total benefits paid to persons who are categorically eligible
for supplemental nutrition assistance pursuant to 7 United States Code section
2014(a).
2. Within thirty days after
submission of the final month of quality control reviews to the United States
department of agriculture food and nutrition service pursuant to 7 Code of
Federal Regulations part 275, subpart C an estimate of the payment error rate
for the completed federal fiscal year 2025-2026 and the number and extent
of errors attributable to supplemental nutrition assistance program recipients
who are categorically eligible pursuant to 7 United States Code section
2014(a).
B. This section is repealed
from and after June 30, 2027.
Sec. 12. Supplemental
nutrition assistance program; eligibility evaluations; public posting; delayed
repeal; definitions
A. To determine or evaluate
SNAP eligibility, the department shall:
1. Review information that
is provided by the Arizona state lottery commission and the department of
gaming and review its own data pursuant to 7 Code of Federal Regulations
section 272.17 to identify members of eligible households who have substantial
lottery or gambling winnings as defined in 7 Code of Federal Regulations
section 273.11(r)(2), including online gambling winnings, and shall incorporate
the information into eligibility determinations pursuant to 7 Code of Federal
Regulations section 273.11(r).
2. Review information
provided by the department of health services that identifies individuals who
have had a change in circumstances that may affect SNAP eligibility.
3. Review the department's
information as the state wage information collection agency and the agency that
administers unemployment insurance benefits to verify eligibility for and the
amount of SNAP benefits due to eligible households pursuant to 7 Code of
Federal Regulations section 272.8(a)(1).
4. Review information
provided by the state department of corrections that identifies individuals who
have had a change in circumstances that may affect SNAP eligibility.
B. The department shall
review the following information provided by federal sources to assess a
recipient's eligibility for SNAP:
1. Earned
income information, death master file information, supplemental security income
information, beneficiary records, earnings information and pension information
that is maintained by the United States social security administration pursuant
to 7 Code of Federal Regulations sections 272.8(a)(1)(ii) and 272.14(b).
2. Income and employment
information that is maintained in the national directory of new hires database
pursuant to 7 Code of Federal Regulations section 272.16 and child support
enforcement data that is maintained by the United States department of health
and human services pursuant to 7 Code of Federal Regulations sections
273.2(f)(1)(xii) and 273.9(b)(2)(iii).
3. National fleeing felon
information that is maintained by the federal bureau of investigation pursuant
to 7 Code of Federal Regulations section 273.11(n).
C. If the department
receives reliable information that identifies an individual who is enrolled in
SNAP and that indicates a change in circumstances that may affect that
individual's SNAP eligibility, the department shall review the individual's
case pursuant to 7 Code of Federal Regulations section 273.12(c).
D. The department may not
rely solely on self-attestation to confirm residency for SNAP eligibility
except in unusual circumstances as set forth in federal law.
E. This section is repealed
from and after June 30, 2027.
F. For
the purposes of this section:
1. "Department"
means the department of economic security.
2. "SNAP" means
the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Sec. 13. Supplemental nutrition assistance program;
report
On or before June 30, 2027, the
department of economic security shall submit a report to the president of the
senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the joint legislative
budget committee that details the department's efforts to improve the quality
and timeliness of eligibility determinations for the supplemental nutrition
assistance program, including specific goals for, actions taken in and barriers
faced during the reporting period.
Sec. 14. Electronic
benefit transfer cards; spending report; delayed repeal
A. In the spending report
of the supplemental nutrition assistance program and temporary assistance for
needy families benefit required by section 46-297.02, Arizona Revised
Statutes, the department of economic security shall include all of the
following:
1. The number of
supplemental nutrition assistance program cases that were investigated for
intentional program violations or fraud.
2. The number of
supplemental nutrition assistance program cases that were referred to the
attorney general's office for prosecution.
3. The
amounts of improper payments and expenditures.
4. The
amount of monies recovered.
5. The amount of monies
spent for improper payments and ineligible recipients as a percentage of cases
that were investigated and reviewed.
B. This section is repealed
from and after June 30, 2027.
Sec. 15. Department of
economic security; drug testing; TANF cash benefits recipients
During fiscal year 2026-2027,
the department of economic security shall screen and test each adult recipient
who is otherwise eligible for temporary assistance for needy families cash
benefits and who the department has reasonable cause to believe engages in the
illegal use of controlled substances. Any recipient who tests
positive for the use of a controlled substance that was not prescribed for the
recipient by a licensed health care provider is ineligible to receive benefits
for a period of one year.
Sec. 16. Out-of-school
time grant program; rural communities; use of monies; delayed repeal
A. Grant monies allocated
pursuant to section 41-1970, subsection C, paragraph 5, Arizona Revised Statutes,
may be used to support partnerships between school districts and nonprofit
organizations with a history of offering out-of-school time care
services to eligible pupils for the purposes of capital expansion, facility
improvements, construction, renovation and related capital expenditures on
public buildings with the intent to expand out-of-school time care
opportunities for rural communities.
B. This section is repealed
from and after June 30, 2027.
Sec. 17. Supplemental
early childhood listening and spoken language services; memorandum of
understanding; contracts; appropriation; transfer
On or before November 1, 2026, the
Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind shall transfer existing
contracts for supplemental early childhood listening and spoken language
services to the department of economic security. The Arizona state schools for
the deaf and the blind and the department of economic security shall develop a
memorandum of understanding that outlines the transfer of the contracts to
ensure that families receiving listening and spoken language services have no
lapse in those services. The Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind
shall transfer the remaining balance of the fiscal year 2026-2027
appropriation for supplemental early childhood listening and spoken language
services, after all invoices have been paid to contractors, to the department
of economic security.
Sec. 18. Succession
A. As
provided in section 41-2023, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act,
the department of economic security succeeds to the authority, powers, duties
and responsibilities of the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind
relating to speech and audition services.
B. On or before November 1,
2026, all contracts in process of the Arizona state schools for the deaf and
the blind relating to supplemental early childhood listening and spoken
language services are transferred to and retain the same status with the
department of economic security.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR JUNE 13, 2026.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 13, 2026.