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SB1485 • 2026

appropriation; multipurpose complex; Tuba City

SB1485 - appropriation; multipurpose complex; Tuba City

Budget
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Theresa Hatathlie, Eva Diaz, Lauren Kuby, Catherine Miranda, Analise Ortiz, Kiana Sears, Brian Garcia, Mariana Sandoval
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
Senate second read
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on who benefits from the project beyond mentioning the Department of Administration and the Navajo Nation. The candidate explanation included 'Residents of Tuba City' which is speculative.

Money for Tuba City Youth Center

This bill gives $6 million to build and run a youth center in Tuba City.

What This Bill Does

  • Gives the Department of Administration $6,000,000 from state money.
  • The money is for the Navajo Nation to use on a new multipurpose complex project in Tuba City.
  • This money can be used for planning, building, fixing, and running the youth center.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who work at or benefit from the Department of Administration
  • The Navajo Nation
  • Residents of Tuba City

Terms To Know

Department of Administration (ADOA)
An agency that helps manage state money and resources.
Exemption
Being allowed to skip a rule or law for special reasons.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the youth center will be used after it is built.
  • It's unclear if there are other sources of funding besides this $6 million.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 Senate

    Senate second read

  2. 2026-01-29 Senate

    Senate Rules: None

  3. 2026-01-29 Senate

    Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology: None

  4. 2026-01-29 Senate

    Senate first read

Official Summary Text

SB1485 - appropriation; multipurpose complex; Tuba City

Current Bill Text

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SB1485 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; multipurpose complex; Tuba City

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1485

Introduced by

Senators
Hatathlie: Diaz, Kuby, Miranda, Ortiz, Sears;� Representatives Garcia,
Sandoval

AN
ACT

appropriating monies to the department of
administration.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1.
Appropriation;
department of administration; Tuba City Din� youth multipurpose complex
project; exemption

A. The sum of $6,000,000 is
appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the
department of administration to distribute to the Navajo Nation for the design,
planning, construction, maintenance and operation costs of the Tuba City Din�
youth multipurpose complex project.

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.