technical correction; military affairs

Plain English Breakdown

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Technical Fix for Military and Emergency Management

HB2619 modifies the financial responsibilities during emergencies declared by the governor in Arizona.

What This Bill Does

• Adds a county emergency management official to the State Emergency Council.
• Increases the maximum amount of money Arizona can spend on liabilities during an emergency from $4 million to $8 million.
• Limits reimbursement for expenses incurred by local governments dealing with floods or fires to half of what was previously allowed.

Who It Names or Affects

• The State Emergency Council
• Local government officials and departments involved in disaster management

Terms To Know

State Emergency Council

A group of state leaders who help manage emergencies declared by the governor.

Liabilities

Money that Arizona might have to pay out because of an emergency situation.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how these changes will be funded.
• It is unclear if this bill has been signed into law by the governor as it only shows passing through the legislature.

Official Summary Text

HB2619 - 572R - House Bill Summary

ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

HB
2619
: technical correction; military affairs

S/E:
state emergency council; authorization for liabilities

Sponsor:
Representative Blackman, LD 7

Committee
on Government

Summary of Strike-Everything
Amendment to HB 2619

Overview

Modifies
the cap on the aggregate amount of liabilities incurred by Arizona in the event
a state of emergency is declared due to major disasters and how monies may be
allocated.

History

The Governor may declare a state of emergency due to major
disasters and incur liabilities regardless of whether the Legislature is in
session. When the Governor determines that a contingency or disaster justifies
and declares a state of emergency, specific liabilities and expenses are
authorized to be incurred against Arizona and paid from unrestricted monies
from the general fund to mitigate and meet contingencies and emergencies
arising from: 1) invasions, hostile attacks, riots and insurrections; 2)
epidemics of disease or plagues of insects; 3) floods or floodwaters; 4) acts
of God or any major disaster; and 5) wildland fire after all outlined authorizations
are exhausted (
A.R.S. � 35-192
).

The State Emergency Council consists of the following
individuals or their designee: 1) Governor; 2) Secretary of State; 3) Attorney
General; 4) Adjutant General; 5) Director of the Division of Emergency
Management; 6) Director of the Arizona Department of Transportation; 7) Director
of the Arizona Department of Health Services; 8) Director of the Arizona
Department of Environment Quality; 9) Director of the Arizona Department of
Public Safety; 10) Director of the Arizona Department of Agriculture; 11)
Director of the Arizona Department of Administration; 12) Director of the Water
Resources; 13) President of the Senate as an advisory member; and 14) Speaker
of the House of Representatives as an advisory member (
A.R.S. � 26-304
).

Provisions

1.

Adds a
county administrator, county flood district administrator or county director of
emergency management who is appointed by the Governor to the State Emergency
Council. (Sec. 1)

2.

Increases
the cap for the aggregate amount of liabilities incurred by Arizona, from
$4,000,000 to $8,000,000, when a state of emergency is declared due to major
disasters, regardless of what fiscal years the monies are spent. (Sec. 2)

3.

Limits to
only allowing 50% of the aggregate amount of liabilities incurred in a single disaster
or emergency declared due to flood or fire for reimbursement of expenses
incurred by an Arizona political subdivision to mitigate damage from the flood
or fire. (Sec. 2)

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Current Bill Text

HB2619 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
technical correction; military affairs

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2619

Introduced by

Representative
Blackman

AN
ACT

amending section 26-126, Arizona
Revised Statutes; relating to military affairs.

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

Section 1. Section 26-126, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
26-126.

Violations; classifications

A. A person who knowingly fails or refuses to give
information or gives false information to the county recorder or other
enrolling officer relating to a subject of inquiry under
the
provisions of
this article is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.

B. A county recorder or other enrolling officer who
knowingly fails or refuses to perform a duty prescribed by this chapter, or who
falsifies a record pertaining thereto, is guilty of a petty offense.
END_STATUTE