Bill Text: AZ HB2719 | 2023 | Fifty-sixth Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Appropriation; affordable housing

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-13 - House read second time [HB2719 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2023-HB2719-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: appropriation; affordable housing

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature

First Regular Session

2023

 

 

 

HB 2719

 

Introduced by

Representatives Ortiz: Austin, Contreras P, De Los Santos, Gutierrez, Salman, Sandoval, Sun, Senator Mendez

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Act

 

appropriating monies to the housing trust fund.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

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

Section 1. Appropriation; housing trust fund; action prohibited

A. The sum of $25,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2023-2024 to the housing trust fund established by section 41-3955, Arizona Revised Statutes.

B. If a landlord receives monies from the appropriation made in subsection A of this section as payment for rent owed to the landlord by a tenant, the landlord may not file, finalize or enforce any action against the tenant for the unpaid rent.