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HB2561 • 2026

appropriation; housing assistance; elderly

HB2561 - appropriation; housing assistance; elderly

Budget Housing
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Patty Contreras, Cesar Aguilar, Junelle Cavero, Quantá Crews, Brian Garcia, Sarah Liguori, Stephanie Simacek, Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, Betty J Villegas
Last action
2026-01-21
Official status
House second read
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill states the legislature intends for the appropriation to be ongoing, but it does not guarantee future funding without further legislative action.

Money for Elderly Housing Help

This bill gives $7 million in fiscal year 2026-2027 from the state's money to help older people find homes they can afford.

What This Bill Does

  • Gives the Department of Economic Security $7,000,000 from the state's general fund for fiscal year 2026-2027.
  • The funds are distributed by the DES to area agencies on aging established under the Older Americans Act of 1965 for housing assistance for people aged sixty and over.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Older adults who need help finding affordable homes
  • Area Agencies on Aging that work with the Department of Economic Security

Terms To Know

Department of Economic Security (DES)
A state agency that helps people find jobs, get food and housing assistance, and more.
Area Agencies on Aging
Local groups that help older adults with services like meals, transportation, and home care.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the money will be spent exactly.
  • It is unclear if this funding will continue beyond fiscal year 2026-2027 without further legislative action.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-21 House

    House second read

  2. 2026-01-20 House

    House Rules: None

  3. 2026-01-20 House

    House Appropriations: None

  4. 2026-01-20 House

    House Health & Human Services: None

  5. 2026-01-20 House

    House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2561 - appropriation; housing assistance; elderly

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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.