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SB1161 • 2026

appropriation; lapsing exemption; Yuma county

SB1161 - appropriation; lapsing exemption; Yuma county

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Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
Timothy "Tim" Dunn
Last action
2026-03-10
Official status
House second read
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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appropriation; lapsing exemption; Yuma county

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What This Bill Does

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  • 1161 appropriation; lapsing exemption; Yuma county Purpose Exempts the $750,000 appropriation included in the FY 2026 General Appropriations Act to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) for the Yuma County Family Advocacy Center from lapsing.
  • Background Laws 2025, Chapter 233 appropriated $750,000 to DPS for the Yuma County Family Advocacy Center.
  • The $750,000 appropriation must be allocated to an advocacy center in Yuma County that has provided support for domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and elderly abuse for at least 25 years.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-10 House

    House second read

  2. 2026-03-09 House

    House Rules: None

  3. 2026-03-09 House

    House Appropriations: None

  4. 2026-03-09 House

    House Public Safety & Law Enforcement: DP

  5. 2026-03-09 House

    House first read

  6. 2026-03-05 House

    Transmitted to House

  7. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Senate third read passed

  8. 2026-02-10 Senate

    Senate minority caucus

  9. 2026-02-10 Senate

    Senate majority caucus

  10. 2026-02-09 Senate

    Senate consent calendar

  11. 2026-01-20 Senate

    Senate second read

  12. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Senate Rules: PFC

  13. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology: DP

  14. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Senate first read

Official Summary Text

SB1161 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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COMMITTEE

ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session

FACT SHEET FOR
S.B. 1161

appropriation;
lapsing exemption; Yuma county

Purpose

Exempts the
$750,000 appropriation included in the FY 2026 General Appropriations Act to
the Department of Public Safety (DPS) for the Yuma County Family Advocacy Center
from lapsing.

Background

Laws 2025, Chapter
233
appropriated $750,000 to DPS for the Yuma County Family Advocacy Center.
The $750,000 appropriation must be allocated to an advocacy center in Yuma
County that has provided support for domestic violence, sexual assault, child
abuse and elderly abuse for at least 25 years. The funding was intended to
backfill federal funding cuts to the federal Victims of Crime Act of 1984.

There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund
associated with this legislation.

Provisions

1.

Exempts the FY 2026 $750,000 appropriation to DPS for the Yuma County Family
Advocacy Center from lapsing.

2.

Becomes effective on the general effective date.

Prepared by Senate Research

January 29, 2026

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Current Bill Text

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Senate Engrossed

appropriation;
lapsing exemption; Yuma county

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SENATE BILL 1161

AN
ACT

Providing for an exemption from lapsing
of appropriations for the department of public safety.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1.
Department of
public safety; Yuma county family advocacy center; exemption

The $750,000 appropriated to the
department of public safety for the Yuma county family advocacy center
distribution in fiscal year 2025-2026 pursuant to Laws 2025, chapter 233,
section 77 is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona
Revised Statutes, relating to the lapsing of appropriations.