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TX SB5
Bill
Status
5/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Joan Huffman
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to fund research on dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders, with authority to award grants up to $300 million per state fiscal year
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Creates a nine-member oversight committee appointed by the governor (3), lieutenant governor (3), and speaker of the house (3), with six-year staggered terms; members must include physicians or scientists with dementia-related expertise
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Requires grant recipients to provide matching funds equal to one-half of the grant amount and limits indirect costs to 5% of grant money; caps facility construction spending at 5% and prevention programs at 10% of total annual grants
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Establishes the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund as a special treasury fund, to be funded by a $3 billion transfer from state general revenue pending voter approval of a related constitutional amendment
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Subject to the Texas Sunset Act with automatic abolishment on September 1, 2035, unless continued by the legislature; takes effect December 1, 2025, contingent on voter approval of the constitutional amendment
Legislative Description
Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
State Finances
Last Action
See remarks for effective date
5/24/2025