Bill Text: AZ SB1485 | 2025 | Fifty-seventh Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Appropriation; housing assistance; elderly.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-05 - Senate read second time [SB1485 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2025-SB1485-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: appropriation; housing assistance; elderly.

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

2025

 

 

 

SB 1485

 

Introduced by

Senators Alston: Burch, Epstein, Kuby

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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; housing assistance; elderly; intent; exemption

A. The sum of $7,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2025-2026 to the department of economic security to distribute to area agencies on aging established pursuant to the older Americans act of 1965 (P.L. 89-73; 79 Stat. 218; 42 United States Code sections 3001 through 3058ff) for housing assistance for persons who are at least sixty years of age.

B. The legislature intends that the appropriation made in subsection A of this section be considered ongoing funding in future years.

C. 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.