appropriation; DES; domestic violence shelters

Plain English Breakdown

The bill specifies there are twenty remaining federally recognized tribal nations in Arizona, but does not list their names individually.

Funding for Domestic Violence Shelters on Tribal Lands

This bill gives $15 million from the state general fund to help tribal nations build and run domestic violence shelters.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $15,000,000 from the state general fund for fiscal year 2026-2027.
• Sends this money to the Department of Economic Security (DES) as grants.
• Requires DES to give funds to tribal nations for surveying, designing, planning, building, and running shelters.
• Allocates 25% of the total amount specifically to the Navajo Nation.
• Allocates 25% of the total amount specifically to the Hopi Tribe.
• Gives the remaining 50% to all other federally recognized tribal nations in Arizona.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Department of Economic Security (DES)
• The Navajo Nation
• The Hopi Tribe
• Other federally recognized tribal nations in Arizona

Terms To Know

Appropriation

An official act by the legislature to set aside money for a specific purpose.

Fiscal Year

A one-year period used for budgeting and accounting, here running from July 2026 to June 2027.

Federally Recognized Tribal Nations

Native American tribes that the U.S. government officially acknowledges as having a special relationship with it.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not list specific dates when construction or operations must begin.
• It does not explain how DES will choose which projects to fund within each tribe's share of the money.
• The text does not state if this funding replaces any existing programs.

Official Summary Text

SB1739 - appropriation; DES; domestic violence shelters

Current Bill Text

SB1739 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
appropriation; DES; domestic violence shelters

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1739

Introduced by

Senators
Hatathlie: Gonzales, Kuby

AN
ACT

Appropriating monies to the department of
economic security.

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

Section 1.
Appropriation;
department of economic security; domestic violence shelters and beds; exemption

A. The sum of $15,000,000
is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the
department of economic security to distribute as grants to the following
entities for surveying, designing, planning, constructing and operating
domestic violence shelters and shelter beds:

1. Twenty-five
percent of the amount appropriated in this subsection to the Navajo Nation.

2. Twenty-five
percent of the amount appropriated in this subsection to the Hopi Tribe.

3. Fifty percent of the
amount appropriated in this subsection to the remaining twenty federally
recognized tribal nations in this state.

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.