appropriation; medical marijuana; veterans; fees

Plain English Breakdown

The official text confirms the amount, recipient agency, purpose, statutory reference, and exemption from lapsing rules but does not specify an effective date or implementation timeline beyond fiscal year designation.

Funding for Veteran Medical Marijuana Cards

This bill provides $10 million from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to help pay for medical marijuana registry cards for veterans.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $10,000,000 from the state general fund for fiscal year 2026-2027.
• Sends this money to the Department of Health Services (DHS).
• Uses the funds to issue and renew registry identification cards for veterans under section 36-2804.02, Arizona Revised Statutes.
• Exempts this specific funding from laws that make unused money expire.

Who It Names or Affects

• Veterans of the United States armed forces who need registry cards.
• The Department of Health Services (DHS).

Terms To Know

Appropriation

Money set aside by the government for a specific purpose.

Registry identification card

An official ID that allows someone to use medical marijuana legally under state law.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not say how many veterans will receive cards with this money.
• It does not explain what happens if the $10 million is used up before the year ends.
• No effective date is listed in the provided text.

Official Summary Text

HB4021 - appropriation; medical marijuana; veterans; fees

Current Bill Text

HB4021 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; medical marijuana; veterans; fees

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 4021

Introduced by

Representative
Mathis

AN
ACT

appropriating monies to the department of
health services.

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

Section 1.
Appropriation;
department of health services; registry identification cards; veterans;
exemption

A. The sum of $10,000,000
is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the
department of health services for the issuance and renewal of registry
identification cards for veterans of the United States armed forces pursuant to
section 36-2804.02, Arizona Revised Statutes.

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.