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AZ HB2533

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/20/2026

Primary Sponsor

Matt Gress

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Office of Homeless Services within Arizona state government, with a governor-appointed director to coordinate all homeless services statewide.

  • Creates the Arizona Homeless Services Board with 7 members appointed by the governor, senate president, and house speaker, including representatives from the private sector, nonprofits, county officials, and a formerly homeless individual.

  • Requires the office to manage a homeless management information system for data sharing among service providers, law enforcement, and health agencies, and to develop an annual homeless services budget covering all state, federal, local, and private funding sources.

  • Mandates the director prioritize funding for programs with documented success in reducing homelessness, increasing treatment enrollment for mental illness and substance use disorders, and improving public safety outcomes.

  • Sets a termination date of July 1, 2030 for the office, with full repeal of the article on January 1, 2031, and requires annual reporting on progress toward homelessness reduction goals beginning October 1, 2027.

Legislative Description

Homeless services; office; board

State Government - Title 41

Last Action

House motion to reconsider third reading

2/26/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/20/2026
Government1/20/2026

Full Bill Text

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