HB2607 • 2026

veteran housing; reintegration; appropriation

HB2607 - veteran housing; reintegration; appropriation

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Walt Blackman
Last action: 2026-01-26
Official status: House second read
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effectiveness of the grant program in addressing veteran housing needs may depend on local government cooperation and federal funding availability, but this is speculative and not directly stated in the official source material.

Veteran Housing and Reintegration Grant Program

This bill establishes a grant program for counties and tribal governments in Arizona to support veteran housing needs.

What This Bill Does

Creates the Arizona Veteran Housing and Reintegration Grant Program to provide grants to local governments.
Specifies that these grants can be used for fast-tracking zoning approvals, managing land or sites related to veteran housing, supporting nonprofit efforts, building housing for veterans, reducing costs of emergency services, increasing access to federal funds, expanding economic development, and producing long-term savings in public safety and behavioral health services.
Establishes a fund with $10 million from the state general fund for fiscal year 2026-2027 to support this program.
Requires local governments receiving grants to match at least 25% of the funds for rural areas and 50% for urban or suburban areas.

Who It Names or Affects

Counties in Arizona
Tribal governments in Arizona

Terms To Know

Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH): The state agency responsible for managing the grant program and fund.
Local match: A requirement that local governments contribute a portion of their own funds to receive grants from the Arizona Veteran Housing and Reintegration Grant Program.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how much funding will be available beyond fiscal year 2026-2027.
It is unclear what specific criteria applicants must meet to qualify for grants from the program.

Bill History

2026-01-26 House
House second read
2026-01-22 House
House Rules: None
2026-01-22 House
House Appropriations: None
2026-01-22 House
House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections: None
2026-01-22 House
House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2607 - veteran housing; reintegration; appropriation

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REFERENCE TITLE:
veteran housing; reintegration; appropriation

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2607

Introduced by

Representative
Blackman

AN
ACT

Amending title 41, chapter 37, article 2,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by ADDING section 41-3958; appropriating monies;
relating to the arizona department of housing.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1. Title 41, chapter 37, article 2,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-3958, to read:

START_STATUTE
41-3958.

Arizona veteran housing and reintegration grant program; fund;
administration

A. The Arizona veteran housing and
reintegration grant program is established to provide grants to counties and
tribal governments in this state to do any of the following:

1. fast-track zoning approvals.

2. manage land or sites related to
HOUSING for veterans.

3. support philanthropic or nonprofit
efforts.

4. aid in building housing for
veterans.

5. Reduce jail, crisis response and
emergency serviceS costs.

6. Increase access to federal housing
monies.

7. expAND Local economic development
and THE LOCAL tax base.

8. PRODUCE Long-term savings in
behavioral health services and public safety.

B. The department shall administer
the grant program and may adopt rules, policies and procedures to carry out the
purposes of this section. An applicant shall submit an application for a grant
on a form PRESCRIBED by the DEPARTMENT.

C. COUNTIES
AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS that RECEIVE monies pursuant to this section shall
provide a local match of at least twenty-five percent for rural counties
and tribal GOVERNMENTS and fifty percent for urban or suburban counties.

d. The Arizona veteran housing and
reintegration fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations,
federal grants and private donations. The department shall ADMINISTER the fund.
Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and may be used to pay the
administrative costs of implementing this section and to establish the Arizona
VETERAN housing and reintegration grant program PURSUANT to this section.

e. The department shall actively
pursue and apply for any federal monies for the arizona veteran housing and
reintegration fund from all of the following sources:

1. the United STATES department of
housing and urban development veterans affairs supportive housing program.

2. the Tribal housing and urban
development-veterans affairs supportive housing program.

3. the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT of
Veterans affairs grant and per diem program.

4. the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS home loan program.

5. the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Community development block grant program.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.
Appropriation;
Arizona veteran housing and reintegration fund; exemption

A. The sum of $10,000,000
is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the
Arizona veteran housing and reintegration fund established by section 41-3958,
Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act.

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.