appropriations; DEMA

Plain English Breakdown

The bill specifies fiscal year 2026-2027, which corresponds to FY 2027 in the summary.

HB2348: Funding for Arizona Emergency and Military Affairs

This bill gives unspecified amounts from the state General Fund to DEMA in fiscal year 2027 to provide wireless internet, reimburse service members using personal computers, offer lodging during distant drills, and fix heating or cooling systems at training centers.

What This Bill Does

• Provides wireless networking technology for reserve units at DEMA training centers.
• Creates a program to reimburse service members who must use their own computers because they were not assigned government ones.
• Establishes a lodging-in-kind program for service members attending drills far from home where no barracks exist, excluding field exercises.
• Funds upgrades and maintenance for deficient heating, ventilation, or air conditioning units at training centers.
• Allows the money given in this bill to carry over if not spent by the end of the fiscal year.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA)
• Arizona National Guard reserve service members

Terms To Know

Appropriation

Money officially set aside by the legislature for a specific purpose.

Lapsing of appropriations

A rule that says unspent money must be returned to the state at the end of the fiscal year; this bill exempts these funds from that rule.

HVAC units

Systems used for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning in buildings.

Limits and Unknowns

• The exact dollar amounts to be spent are not listed in the text.
• The bill does not specify how many service members will qualify for computer reimbursement or lodging.
• No specific timeline is given for when the technology upgrades or building repairs must finish.

Official Summary Text

HB2348 - 572R - House Bill Summary

ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

HB
2348
: appropriations; DEMA

Sponsor:
Representative M�rquez, LD 5

Committee
on Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Overview

Appropriates
unspecified amounts from the state General Fund (GF) in FY 2027 to the Arizona Department
of Emergency and Military Affairs for several outlined purposes.

History

The Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs
(DEMA) is responsible for administering Arizona�s emergency management
functions and overseeing the Arizona National Guard, including the training,
readiness and support of service members. DEMA operates and maintains National
Guard training centers statewide where reserve service members conduct
regularly scheduled drills and training activities (A.R.S. �
26-101 et. seq
).

Provisions

1.

Appropriates
four separate unspecified amounts from the state GF in FY 2027 to DEMA to:

a.

provide
wireless networking technology for reserve service members and units at DEMA training
centers;

b.

establish a
program to reimburse service members who are not assigned government computers
and must use personal computers for DEMA purposes;

c.

establish a
lodging-in-kind program for service members who attend drills, other than field
exercises, at training centers that are at least 50 miles from the service
member�s home and that do not provide barracks facilities; and

d.

upgrade
deficient HVAC units and perform ongoing maintenance at training centers. (Sec.
1)

2.

Exempts the
appropriations from lapsing. (Sec. 1)

3.

States the
Legislature intends that the appropriation for wireless networking technology
be considered ongoing funding in future years. (Sec. 1)

4.

Cites this
legislation as the
Arizona National Guard Service Member Morale and
Readiness Act
. (Sec. 2)

5.

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Current Bill Text

HB2348 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriations; DEMA

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2348

Introduced by

Representatives
M�rquez: Gillette

AN
ACT

appropriating monies to the DEPARTMENT of
emergency and military affairs.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1.
Appropriations;
department of emergency and military affairs; exemption; intent

A. The sum of $__________
is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the
department of emergency and military affairs to provide wireless networking
technology for reserve service members and units at department training
centers.

B. The sum of $__________
is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the
department of emergency and military affairs to establish a program to
reimburse service members who are not assigned government computers and who
must use personal computers for department purposes.

C. The sum of $__________
is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the
department of emergency and military affairs to establish a lodging-in-kind
program for service members who attend drills other than field exercises at a
training center that is at least fifty miles from the service member's home and
that does not provide barracks facilities.

D. The sum of $__________
is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the
department of emergency and military affairs to upgrade deficient HVAC units
and perform ongoing maintenance at training centers.

E. The appropriations made
in subsections A, B, C and D of this section are exempt from the provisions of
section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of
appropriations.

F. The legislature intends
that the appropriation made in subsection A of this section be considered
ongoing funding in future years.

Sec. 2.
Short title

This act may be cited as the
"Arizona National Guard Service Member Morale and Readiness Act".