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SB 1710 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

veterans; mental health; grant program

SB 1710 creates Arizona's Mental Health Services for Veterans Grant Program, providing $2 million annually for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to fund community mental health programs. The program directly supports veterans with mental illness by awarding competitive grants to private community providers offering treatment services. The Arizona Department of Veterans' Services administers the program, setting eligibility rules, funding uses, and reporting requirements for grantees. This bill allocates state funds to expand access to mental health care for veterans through existing community service providers.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $2M annually for veterans' mental health grants, directly increasing state funding for public mental health services through budget appropriations.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAllocates $2M annually for veteran mental health grants, directly funding community mental health services per bill's purpose.95% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransCreates $2M annual grant program funding community mental health services specifically for veterans, directly advancing veteran healthcare access.95% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → Senate Engrossed Version · 2 edits · Mar 13, 2025
MINOR
The bill was reformatted from an introduced version to a Senate engrossed version, with the primary substantive change being the addition of a specific funding amount of $2,000,000 for the mental health services for veterans grant program, whereas the introduced version had a blank amount to be filled in later.
Scope change
The scope and applicability of the bill remain unchanged; the program established and its purpose are identical in both versions.
FISCAL

The appropriation amount was changed from a blank placeholder ($____________) to a specific sum of $2,000,000 for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted to include proper Senate engrossed headers, page numbering, and statutory formatting markers (START_STATUTE/END_STATUTE) that were absent in the introduced version.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2025

How they voted

25–2
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 30
Mar 13, 2025
D Democratic13
10 Yea 1 Nay 2
76% Yea
R Republican17
15 Yea 1 Nay 1
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
DPA
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of David Gowan
David Gowan
RRepublican
AZ
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