HB2947

THE CONTEXT: The Arizona Legislature adopts a budget for each fiscal year (FY) that contains general appropriations. Article IV, Section 20, Part 2 of the Constitution of Arizona requires the General Appropriations Act (feed bill) to contain only appropriations for the different state departments, state institutions, public schools and interest on public debt.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would allow ABE to use up to $42,818 of its FY 2026 appropriation to pay for the cost of services provided by the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) Central Services Bureau in prior years. ADOA Fire Incident Management Grants GF Onetime, non-lapsing $2,291,600 Healthcare Interoperability Grants GF Onetime, lapses FY 2029 $1,000,000 Law Enforcement Records Management GF Onetime $3,237,000 State Personnel IT System Software Transition OF Onetime $1,911,800 IT System OF New state personnel IT system, ongoing costs $1,802,600 Annual Financial Report/Single Audit OF $550,000 IT Oversight OF Add 1 FTE $103,500 Business One-Stop OF Ongoing support $2,114,300, require ADOA to submit a report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) and Governor's Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) by March 31, 2026 regarding the amount that the Maricopa County Special Health Care District has agreed to send to ADOA for deposit into the state GF in FY 2026, including the reason for any change in amount from the prior FY, and direct ADOA to distribute the amount appropriated for Fire Incident Management System Grants in FY 2026 as follows: a) $239,400 to Sun City Fire District; b) $333,200 to Queen Creek Fire Department; c) $1,402,900 to Mesa Fire Department; and d) $316,100 to Tempe Fire Department.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to give patients a defined set of rights and a clear informed-consent standard. It would allow ABE to use up to $42,818 of its FY 2026 appropriation to pay for the cost of services provided by the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) Central Services Bureau in prior years. ADOA Fire Incident Management Grants GF Onetime, non-lapsing $2,291,600 Healthcare Interoperability Grants GF Onetime, lapses FY 2029 $1,000,000 Law Enforcement Records Management GF Onetime $3,237,000 State Personnel IT System Software Transition OF Onetime $1,911,800 IT System OF New state personnel IT system, ongoing costs $1,802,600 Annual Financial Report/Single Audit OF $550,000 IT Oversight OF Add 1 FTE $103,500 Business One-Stop OF Ongoing support $2,114,300, and would also require ADOA to submit a report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) and Governor's Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) by March 31, 2026 regarding the amount that the Maricopa County Special Health Care District has agreed to send to ADOA for deposit into the state GF in FY 2026, including the reason for any change in amount from the prior FY, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.