Bill
HB 2606
Arizona HB2606 reallocates $50 million for one-time border enforcement funding to DPS for local law enforcement, grants, and equipment.
Note: The source document appears to combine two distinct bills both labeled HB 2606 from different states. One is an Arizona appropriations bill for border-related public safety support; the other is an Illinois tax bill creating a refundable tax credit for contributions to pregnancy resource centers. Both are summarized below.
Purpose / intent
Provide one-time state funding to support local law enforcement and local governments for border-related enforcement, prosecution and detention costs.
Key provisions
- Appropriates $50,000,000 from the state general fund for fiscal year 2025–2026 to the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS).
- DPS must use the funds to:
- Fund local law enforcement officer positions for border drug interdiction and to deter/apprehend individuals charged with drug trafficking, human smuggling, illegal immigration and other border-related crimes.
- Make grants to cities, towns and counties to cover costs associated with prosecuting and detaining individuals charged with the same categories of border-related crimes.
- Fund capital-related equipment (DPS “may” fund all capital-related equipment).
Who is affected
- Department of Public Safety (administering funds and grants).
- Local law enforcement agencies (hiring/funding positions).
- Cities, towns and counties receiving grants for prosecution/detention costs.
- Individuals involved in border-related enforcement actions indirectly (through increased local enforcement capacity).
Fiscal impact
- Direct appropriation of $50,000,000 in FY2025–2026.
Purpose / intent
Encourage private giving to pregnancy resource centers by creating a state refundable tax credit equal to half of eligible contributions.
Key provisions
- Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act (adds Section 235).
- For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, allows a refundable credit equal to 50% of a taxpayer’s contributions in the taxable year to one or more “qualifying pregnancy resource centers.”
- Defines “qualifying pregnancy resource center” as a 501(c) nonprofit established to provide free services to pregnant women who carry pregnancies to term, including pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, prenatal vitamins, maternity/baby clothing and furniture, diapers, cribs, car seats, housing and utility assistance, nutritional counseling, and similar assistance.
- The section is marked “exempt from the provisions of Section 250” (as written in the bill text).
Who is affected
- Individual taxpayers who donate to qualifying pregnancy resource centers (may claim a refundable credit).
- Qualifying pregnancy resource centers (may see increased donations).
- State revenues (refundable credits can reduce net tax receipts; no revenue estimate included in the text).
Effective date
- Taxable years beginning January 1, 2026.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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