Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HB4084: indigent defense fund; eviction cases
Status: In committee, February 16, 2026
HB4084 - indigent defense fund; eviction cases
What the bill says
An act amending section 11-588, arizona revised statutes; relating to the state aid to indigent defense fund.
From the introduced text, February 9, 2026:
AN ACT amending section 11-588, arizona revised statutes; relating to the state aid to indigent defense fund. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Section 11-588, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE11-588. State aid to indigent defense fund A. The state aid to indigent defense fund is established consisting of monies appropriated to the fund and monies allocated to the fund pursuant to section 41-2421, subsections B and J. The purpose of the fund is to provide state aid to the county public defender, legal defender and contract indigent defense counsel for the processing of criminal cases. B. The Arizona criminal justice commission shall administer the fund. The commission shall allocate monies in the fund to each county pursuant to section 41-2409, subsection C. C. All monies distributed or spent from the fund shall be used to supplement, not supplant, funding at the level provided in fiscal year 1997-1998 by counties for the processing of criminal cases and eviction cases by the county public defender, legal defender and contract indigent defense counsel in each county. D. Monies in the state aid to indigent defense fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations and monies allocated pursuant to section 41-2421, subsections B and J are subject to legislative appropriation. Any state …
Sponsors
- Hernandez, Alma (D, HD-020) · primary sponsor
- Garcia, Brian (D, HD-008)
- Hernandez, Consuelo (D, HD-021)
- Hernandez, Lydia (D, HD-024)
- Liguori, Sarah (D, HD-005)
- Elda Luna-Najera (D, HD-022)
- Tsosie, Myron (D, HD-006)
- Villegas, Betty J (D, HD-020)
Latest actions
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Assigned to Judiciary
- : Introduced and first read
Common questions
- What is HB4084?
- HB4084 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): indigent defense fund; eviction cases.
- What does HB4084 do?
- In its own words: An act amending section 11-588, arizona revised statutes; relating to the state aid to indigent defense fund.
- What is the status of HB4084?
- In committee as of February 16, 2026. Latest action: Assigned to Rules (February 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB4084?
- Hernandez, Alma (D, HD-020), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB4084?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85606/?SessionId=130
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