ARIZONA STATE SENATE
RESEARCH STAFF
TO: MEMBERS OF THE SENATE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
DATE: March 11, 2022
SUBJECT: Strike everything amendment to H.B. 2132, relating to victim fund; appropriations
Purpose
Appropriates $10,000,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) and
$2,000,000 from the state General Fund (state GF) in FY 2023 to the Victim Compensation and
Assistance Fund (Fund).
Background
The Fund is administered by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) which must
allocate Fund monies to public and private agencies to establish, maintain and support programs
that compensate and assist victims of crime (A.R.S. ยง 41-2407). The Fund consists of two
subaccounts: 1) the Victim Compensation Subaccount that receives revenue from a nine-dollar
penalty on criminal and civil violations, monies collected from a 10 percent assessment of a
working prisoner's gross compensation and unclaimed restitution; and 2) the Victim Assistance
Subaccount that receives revenue derived from the community supervision fees and interstate
compact fees. The FY 2022 estimated year-end balance for the Fund is $1,550,100 (JLBC
Baseline).
The strike-everything amendment to H.B. 2132 appropriates $2,000,000 from the state GF
in FY 2023 to the Fund.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $10,000,000 from ARPA and $2,000,000 from the state GF in FY 2023 to the
Fund.
2. Declares the Legislature's intent that the $2,000,000 from the state GF is ongoing.
3. Appropriates $12,000,000 from the Fund in FY 2023 to ACJC.
4. Exempts the $12,000,000 appropriation from lapsing.
5. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
LIAM MAHER
LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH ANALYST
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
Telephone: (602) 926-3171