REFERENCE TITLE: appropriations; DEMA

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

2025

HB 2841

Introduced by

Representatives Márquez: Gillette

AN ACT

appropriating monies to the DEPARTMENT of emergency and military affairs.

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

Section 1. Appropriations; department of emergency and military affairs; exemption; intent

A. The sum of $__________ is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2025-2026 to the department of emergency and military affairs to provide wireless networking technology for reserve service members and units at department training centers.

B. The sum of $__________ is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2025-2026 to the department of emergency and military affairs to establish a program to reimburse service members who are not assigned government computers and who must use personal computers for department purposes.

C. The sum of $__________ is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2025-2026 to the department of emergency and military affairs to establish a lodging-in-kind program for service members who attend drills other than field exercises at a training center that is at least fifty miles from the service member's home and that does not provide barracks facilities.

D. The sum of $__________ is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2025-2026 to the department of emergency and military affairs to upgrade deficient HVAC units and perform ongoing maintenance at training centers.

E. The appropriations made in subsections A, B, C and D of this section are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.

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

Sec. 2. Short title

This act may be cited as the "Arizona National Guard Service Member Morale and Readiness Act".