appropriation; housing assistance; elderly

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is not provided in the source material; only that it passed both chambers and reached final enrollment.

HB2561: Funding for Elderly Housing Assistance

This bill gives $7 million from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to help people aged 60 and older with housing costs.

What This Bill Does

• Appropriates $7,000,000 from the state general fund for fiscal year 2026-2027.
• Sends money to the Department of Economic Security (DES) to manage distribution.
• Requires DES to give funds to area agencies on aging created under federal law.
• Designates these funds specifically for housing assistance programs.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who are at least sixty years of age living in Arizona.
• The Department of Economic Security (DES).
• Area agencies on aging established under the Older Americans Act.

Terms To Know

Appropriation

An official act by the legislature that sets aside money for a specific purpose.

Area Agencies on Aging

Local organizations created under federal law to provide services and support to older adults.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not list the specific rules for how individuals apply or qualify beyond being at least sixty years old.
• While the legislature intends this funding to be ongoing, future budgets must still approve it each year.
• The text does not specify exactly which housing costs are covered by these funds.

Official Summary Text

HB2561 - appropriation; housing assistance; elderly

Current Bill Text

HB2561 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; housing assistance; elderly

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2561

Introduced by

Representatives
Contreras P: Aguilar, Cavero, Crews, Garcia, Liguori, Simacek, Stahl
Hamilton, Villegas

AN
ACT

appropriating monies to the department of
economic security.

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

Section 1.
Appropriation;
department of economic security; housing assistance; elderly; intent; exemption

A. The sum of $7,000,000 is
appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the
department of economic security to distribute to area agencies on aging
established pursuant to the older Americans act of 1965 (P.L. 89-73; 79 Stat.
218; 42 United States Code sections 3001 through 3058ff) for housing assistance
for persons who are at least sixty years of age.

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

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