Loading chat...

TX SB2932

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jose Menendez

Click for details

Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a pilot program through the Health and Human Services Commission, in cooperation with a nonprofit veterans organization, to award grants for personalized PTSD treatment protocols for at least 250 veterans, including those with treatment-resistant PTSD

  • Treatment protocols must be administered at the veteran's home and designed to reduce neuroinflammation and replenish deficient brain chemistry to optimal levels

  • Prohibits treatment protocols from including narcotic drugs, psychedelic drugs, or psychotropic medications

  • Requires the commission to submit a report to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house, and legislative committees by October 1, 2030, evaluating the program's effectiveness and number of veterans served

  • Pilot program takes effect September 1, 2025 and expires September 1, 2031; the commission may accept gifts, grants, and donations to operate the program

Legislative Description

Relating to a pilot program awarding grants for the provision of personalized treatment protocols for veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.

State Finances

Last Action

Referred to Vet Affairs

4/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Veteran Affairs4/7/2025

Full Bill Text

No bill text available