Bill Text: AZ HB2606 | 2025 | Fifty-seventh Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Appropriation; local border support

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-28 - House read second time [HB2606 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2025-HB2606-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: appropriation; local border support

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

2025

 

 

 

HB 2606

 

Introduced by

Representatives Nguyen: Bliss, Kolodin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

 

APPROPRIATING monies to 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. Appropriation; department of public safety; local border support

The sum of $50,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2025-2026 to the department of public safety for local border support.  The department shall use the monies to fund local law enforcement officer positions for border drug interdiction to deter and apprehend any individuals who are charged with drug trafficking, human smuggling, illegal immigration and other border-related crimes. The department shall also use the monies for grants to cities, towns and counties for costs associated with prosecuting and detaining individuals who are charged with drug trafficking, human smuggling, illegal immigration and other border related crimes. The department may fund all capital-related equipment.