appropriation; tribal shelter beds

HB2596 - appropriation; tribal shelter beds

Budget Housing

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Mae Peshlakai, Lorena Austin, Junelle Cavero, Janeen Connolly, Sarah Liguori, Aaron Márquez, Mariana Sandoval, Betty J Villegas
Last action: 2026-01-21
Official status: House second read
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is not listed in the source material, so it remains unknown when this funding officially begins.

HB2596: Funding for Tribal Domestic Violence Shelter Beds

This bill sets aside $5 million from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to help tribal governments add more domestic violence shelter beds.

What This Bill Does

Sets aside $5,000,000 from the state general fund for fiscal year 2026-2027.
Sends this money to the Department of Economic Security (DES).
Requires DES to give the funds to tribal governments in Arizona.
Allows tribes to use the money specifically for additional domestic violence shelter beds.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of Economic Security (DES)
Tribal governments in Arizona
People who need emergency housing due to domestic violence

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not say exactly how many new shelter beds the money will create.
It does not list specific rules on how tribal governments must spend each dollar beyond adding beds.

Bill History

2026-01-21 House
House second read
2026-01-20 House
House Rules: None
2026-01-20 House
House Appropriations: None
2026-01-20 House
House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2596 - appropriation; tribal shelter beds

Current Bill Text

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HB2596 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; tribal shelter beds

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2596

Introduced by

Representatives
Peshlakai: Austin, Cavero, Connolly, Liguori, M�rquez, Sandoval, Villegas

AN
ACT

appropriating monies to the department of
economic security.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1.
Appropriation;
department of economic security; tribal domestic violence shelter beds;
exemption

A. The sum of $5,000,000 is
appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the
department of economic security to distribute to tribal governments in this
state for additional domestic violence shelter beds.

B. 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.