SB 1529
Initials AG Page 1 Vetoed
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
First Regular Session
Senate: APPROP DP 9-6-0-0 | 3
rd
Read 16-14-0-0
House: 3
rd
Read 31-27-2-0
SB 1529: human services; 2023-2024. (Substituted for HB 2576)
Sponsor: Senator Kavanagh, LD 3
Vetoed
Overview
Contains session law provisions relating to human services needed to implement the FY 2024
budget.
History
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant is used to: 1) provide
assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in homes of
relatives; 2) end the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job
preparation, work and marriage; 3) prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock
pregnancies and establish annual numerical goals for preventing and reducing the incidence of
these pregnancies; and 4) encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families (42
U.S.C. 601). The Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) utilizes TANF funding to
provide temporary financial assistance to dependent children in their own homes or in the homes
of responsible caretaker individuals.
According to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the FY 2024 Baseline Book continues a
provision allowing DES to drug test TANF recipients if there is a reasonable suspicion that they
are using illegal drugs.
Provisions
1. As session law, requires DES to screen and test each adult recipient who is eligible for TANF
cash benefits and who DES has reasonable cause to believe engages in the illegal use of
controlled substances. (Sec. 1)
2. As session law, specifies that any TANF recipient who tests positive for the use of a controlled
substance that was not prescribed for the recipient by a licensed health care provider is
ineligible to receive benefits for a period of one year. (Sec. 1)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note