appropriation; State Route 24; extension

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is listed in the bill metadata as blank; the bill states it becomes effective on the 'general effective date,' which varies by law.

Funding Study for Extending State Route 24

This bill gives $500,000 from the state General Fund in fiscal year 2027 to the Arizona Department of Transportation to survey, design, and study an extension of State Route 24 east of Ironwood Drive.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $500,000 from the state General Fund for use in fiscal year 2026-2027.
• Gives this money to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT).
• Allows ADOT to survey land needed for a road extension east of Ironwood Drive.
• Funds design work and studies for extending State Route 24.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)
• State taxpayers who fund the General Fund
• Residents near State Route 24 east of Ironwood Drive

Terms To Know

Appropriation

The act of setting aside a specific amount of money for a certain purpose.

State General Fund

The main account where the state keeps most of its tax revenue to pay for government services.

Fiscal Year 2026-2027

The one-year period used by the government for budgeting, which runs from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027.

Limits and Unknowns

• This bill only funds planning steps like surveying and studying; it does not pay for building the road.
• The text does not say when construction might start or how much that would cost later.
• The exact location of the extension beyond Ironwood Drive is not described in detail.

Official Summary Text

SB1455 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session

AMENDED

FACT SHEET FOR
S.B. 1455

appropriation;
State Route 24; extension

Purpose

Appropriates $500,000
from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2027 to the Arizona Department of
Transportation (ADOT) for surveying, designing and studying the extension of
State Route 24, east of Ironwood Drive.

Background

ADOT is tasked
with providing an integrated balanced state transportation system and has
exclusive control and jurisdiction over all: 1) state highways; 2) state roads;
3) state-owned airports; and 4) state-owned transportation systems or modes.
ADOT is responsible for the design and construction of transportation
facilities in accordance with a priority plan and to maintain and operate all
state-owned highways, airports and public transportation systems (A.R.S. ��
28-331

and
28-332
).

State Route 24
is a five-mile roadway between Loop 202 and Ironwood Drive. ADOT is in the
design phase to widen and make other improvements to State Route 24 (
ADOT
).

S.B. 1455
appropriates $500,000 from the state GF in FY 2027 to ADOT.

Provisions

1.

Appropriates $500,000 from the state GF in FY 2027 to ADOT for
surveying, designing and studying the extension of State Route 24 east of
Ironwood Drive.

2.

Becomes effective on the general effective date.

Amendments Adopted by
Committee

1.

Inserts the $500,000 appropriation in the blank space provided for that
purpose. �

2.

Replaces construction with studying for allowable uses for the
appropriation.

Senate Action

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Prepared by Senate Research

February 11, 2026

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Current Bill Text

SB1455 - 572R - S Ver

Senate Engrossed

appropriation; State
Route 24; extension

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SENATE BILL 1455

AN
ACT

Appropriating monies to the department of
transportation.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section
1.
1.
Appropriation; department of transportation; State Route 24;
Ironwood Drive; extension

The sum of
$500,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in
fiscal year 2026-2027 to the department of transportation for surveying,
designing and
studying the extension of State
Route 24 east of Ironwood Drive.