ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

House: FMAE DP 6-0-0-1 | APPROP DP 14-0-4-0

HB 2320: appropriation; veterans' services; mental health

Sponsor: Representative Gillette, LD 30

House Engrossed

Overview

Appropriates $1,000,000 from the state General Fund to the Department of Veterans Affairs in FY 2026 for grant programs to nonprofit organizations that provide specified behavioral health services for veterans and members of the armed forces.

History

The state General Fund consists of state revenues that are not otherwise dedicated for a specific purpose. The money primarily comes from sales and use tax, individual income tax and corporate income tax. There are also additional funding sources, which vary from year-to-year (A.R.S. § 35-141).

Provisions

1. Appropriates $1,000,000 from the state General Fund to the Department of Veterans Services in FY 2026 for grants to nonprofit organizations that perform certain services for active-duty service members and veterans of all eras and discharge statuses and their families. (Sec. 1)

2. Requires a nonprofit organization that administers specified services to do so in partnership with qualified hospital systems and state universities in Arizona regardless of military service dates or discharge dates. (Sec. 1)

3. Exempts the appropriation from lapsing. (Sec. 1)

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