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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session

FACT SHEET FOR h.b. 2552

technical correction; defrauding secured creditors

(NOW: Cochise county; detention facility; appropriation)

Purpose

Appropriates $20,000,000 from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2023 to the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) to distribute to Cochise County for the construction of a new detention facility.

Background

Jails are maintained by the sheriff of the county in which they are located (A.R.S.
§ 31- 101). If an individual is arrested by a city or town and charged in municipal court, the cost of incarceration is paid by the city or town. However, if an individual is charged in the superior court or a justice court, the costs of incarceration are paid by the county (A.R.S. § 31-121). Cochise County is located in the southeastern corner of Arizona (A.R.S. § 11-104).

H.B. 2552 appropriates $20,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2023 to ADOA.

Provisions

1. Appropriates $20,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2023 to ADOA to distribute to Cochise County for the construction of a new detention facility.

2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.

House Action

NREW            2/15/22      W/D           

APPROP         2/21/22      DPA/SE      9-4-0-0

3^rd Read          2/23/22                          31-28-1

Prepared by Senate Research

March 4, 2022

LMM/IJ/sr