appropriation; DES; emergency shelters

SB1307 - appropriation; DES; emergency shelters

Budget Children Housing

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Catherine Miranda, Lela Alston, Eva Diaz, Denise “Mitzi” Epstein, Rosanna Gabaldón, Sally Ann Gonzales, Theresa Hatathlie, Lauren Kuby, Kiana Sears
Last action: 2026-01-26
Official status: Senate second read
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide specific details on how grants will be distributed among eligible shelters.

Money for Emergency Shelters

This bill gives $5 million to the Department of Economic Security to help emergency shelters that do not require appointments and meet certain criteria.

What This Bill Does

Gives $5,000,000 from the state's money to the Department of Economic Security for grants.
Emergency shelters can get these grants if they do not require a prescheduled intake appointment before someone can stay there.
Shelters must provide low-barrier emergency shelter for single adults aged 55 or older and families with children under 18 years old.
Shelters must have at least 100 beds in a noncongregate setting and 30 individual units.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of Economic Security
Emergency shelters in Arizona

Terms To Know

Department of Economic Security (DES): A state agency that helps people with economic needs, like housing.
Grant: Money given by the government to help organizations or individuals.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how the money will be distributed among eligible shelters.
It is unclear if there are any limits on how many times a shelter can receive grants from this fund.

Bill History

2026-01-26 Senate
Senate second read
2026-01-22 Senate
Senate Rules: None
2026-01-22 Senate
Senate Health and Human Services: None
2026-01-22 Senate
Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology: None
2026-01-22 Senate
Senate first read

Official Summary Text

SB1307 - appropriation; DES; emergency shelters

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REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; DES; emergency shelters

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1307

Introduced by

Senators
Miranda: Alston, Diaz, Epstein, Gabald�n, Gonzales, Hatathlie, Kuby, Sears

AN
ACT

Appropriating monies to the department of
economic security.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1.
Appropriation;
department of economic security; emergency shelters

A. The sum of $5,000,000 is
appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the
department of economic security to distribute as grants to emergency shelters.

B. Emergency shelters
located in this state are eligible to receive grants from the monies
appropriated in subsection A of this section if the emergency shelter does not
require a prescheduled intake appointment and provides the following:

1. Low-barrier, emergency
shelter for:

(
a
) Single
adults who are fifty-five years of age or older.

(
b
) Families
with children under eighteen years of age.

2. One hundred or more beds
in a noncongregate setting.

3. Thirty or more
individual units.