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HB2872 • 2026

technical correction; statute of limitations

HB2872 - technical correction; statute of limitations

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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
Jeff Weninger
Last action
2026-02-23
Official status
House second read
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not clearly state all sections affected, only mentioning section 47-5115.

Technical Correction to Statute of Limitations

This bill amends a statute about how long someone has to sue for issues related to letters of credit.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the time limit for filing lawsuits based on letters of credit from two years to one year after the letter's expiration or when the problem starts, whichever is later.
  • Defines when a cause of action begins as the moment a breach occurs, not when it is discovered.
  • Establishes the Child Care Subsidy Fund using proceeds from selling forfeited digital assets.
  • Specifies that 50% of the proceeds from selling forfeited digital assets go to the Anti-Racketeering Revolving Fund and the remaining 50% goes to the newly created Child Care Subsidy Fund.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who need to file lawsuits related to letters of credit within one year after a breach or when the letter expires.
  • Law enforcement agencies that seize digital assets, which can be sold for funds to support child care subsidies.

Terms To Know

letters of credit
A document issued by a bank guaranteeing payment to a seller if the buyer fails to pay as promised.
statute of limitations
The legal time limit within which someone can file a lawsuit after an event occurs.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how the Child Care Subsidy Fund will be used beyond providing child care subsidies.
  • Does not provide details on the process for selling forfeited digital assets or managing the new fund.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Plain English: Fifty-seventh Legislature Appropriations Second Regular Session H.B.

  • Fifty-seventh Legislature Appropriations Second Regular Session H.B.
  • 2872 PROPOSED HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B.
  • 2872 (Reference to the proposed Weninger s/e amendment dated 2/19/2026; 10:14 a.m.) Page 3, line 28, before "THE" insert "A." 1 After line 33, insert: 2 "B.
  • THE MONIES APPROPRIATED IN SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE 3 SPENT ONLY IN $1,000,000 INCREMENTS WHEN THE CHILD CARE SUBSIDY FUND 4 REACHES A BALANCE OF $1,000,000." 5 Amend title to conform 6 DAVID LIVINGSTON 2872LIVINGSTON.docx 02/19/2026 6:05 PM C: SK
  • This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.

Plain English: Fifty-seventh Legislature Appropriations Second Regular Session H.B.

  • Fifty-seventh Legislature Appropriations Second Regular Session H.B.
  • 2872 PROPOSED HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B.
  • 2872 (Reference to printed bill) Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert: 1 "Section 1.
  • Section 13-4315, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended 2 to read: 3 13-4315.
  • This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-23 House

    House second read

  2. 2026-02-19 House

    House Rules: None

  3. 2026-02-19 House

    House Appropriations: HELD

  4. 2026-02-19 House

    House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2872 - 572R - House Bill Summary

ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

HB
2872
: technical correction; statute of limitations

S/E:
child care subsidy fund

Sponsor:
Representative Weninger, LD 13

Committee
on Appropriations

Summary
of the Strike-Everything Amendment to HB 2872

Overview

Provides
for the distribution of proceeds from the sale of a forfeited digit asset and
creates the Child Care Subsidy Fund.

History

All property forfeited to the state must be transferred to
either the seizing agency or to the agency or political subdivision that
employs the attorney for the state. An agency that receives forfeited property
may: 1) sell, lease, lend or transfer the property to any local or state government
entity for use within the state; 2) sell the forfeited property by public or
otherwise commercially reasonable sale; 3) destroy or use any forfeited illegal
or controlled substances for investigative purposes on written approval of the
attorney of the state; 4) sell, use or destroy all forfeited raw materials,
products and equipment used or intended for use in manufacturing and processing
a controlled substance; 5) compromise and pay claims against forfeited
property; or 6) make any other disposition of forfeited property authorized by
law.

Proceeds from the sale of forfeited property by public means,
after payment of expenses of keeping and selling the property, are paid into
the Anti-Racketeering Revolving Fund. Sales of forfeited property are
prohibited from being made to any employee of the seizing agency, persons who
participated in the forfeiture, employees of a contractor selling the property
on behalf of the seizing agency or members of the immediate family of any of
these employees of persons (
A.R.S. �
13-4315
).

The Department of Economic Security is responsible for
establishing and administering child care services, which include child care
assistance to eligible families, consumer education to families and the public
that help families make informed decisions about child care options and
activities that improve the quality and availability of child care (
A.R.S. � 46-802
).

The federal Child Care and Development Fund (
CCDF
)
is administered by the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Child Care. The CCDF provides funding to State, Tribal, and Territory Lead
Agencies to offer services to families through subsidized child care, to
oversee the regulation of child care providers and to implement activities that
improve the quality of child care. The purpose of the CCDF is to increase the
availability, affordability and quality of child care services. States, tribes
and territories receiving CCDF funds must prepare and submit to the federal
government a plan detailing how these funds will be allocated and expended.

Provisions

Forfeited
Digital Assets

1.

Authorizes
the governmental agency that receives forfeited digital assets to sell the digital
asset by public or otherwise commercially reasonable sale with expenses of
keeping and selling the digital asset and the amount of all valid interests
established by claimants, including court ordered restitution, paid out of the
proceeds of the sale. (Sec. 1)

2.

Specifies
that the first $300,000 from the sale of any forfeited digital asset be
deposited in the Anti-Racketeering Revolving Fund and any additional amounts be
divided by depositing 50% in the Anti-Racketeering Revolving Fund and the
remaining 50% in the Child Care Subsidy Fund. (Sec. 1)

3.

Specifies
the digital asset must be sold through state-approved cryptocurrency exchanges
or other secure platforms to ensure accurate valuation and transparency and may
remain in its native form. (Sec. 1)

4.

Provides
requirements for storing a digital asset that is forfeited by the Attorney
General. (Sec. 1)

Child
Care Subsidy Fund

5.

Establishes
the Child Care Subsidy Fund which consists of proceeds from the sale of
forfeited digital assets. (Sec. 2)

6.

Specifies
the Fund is administered by the Department of Economic Security for providing
child care subsidies to individuals. (Sec. 2)

7.

Adds that
monies in the Fund are continuously appropriated and exempt from lapsing. (Sec.
2)

Miscellaneous

8.

Defines
digital
asset.
(Sec. 1)

9.

Makes
technical changes. (Sec. 1)

10.

11.

12.

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Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
HB2872 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
technical correction; statute of limitations

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2872

Introduced by

Representative
Weninger

AN
ACT

amending section 47-5115, Arizona Revised
Statutes; relating to letters of credit.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1. Section 47-5115, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
47-5115.

Statute of limitations

An action to enforce a right or obligation arising under this
article

chapter
must be commenced within
one year after the expiration date of the relevant letter of credit or one year
after the cause of action accrues, whichever occurs later. A cause
of action accrues when the breach occurs, regardless of the aggrieved party's
lack of knowledge of the breach.
END_STATUTE