SB 5 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.

SB 5 allocates over $290 million from Texas' economic stabilization fund to support disaster response and preparedness following a July 2025 flood declaration. It provides $200 million for FEMA matching funds and statewide disaster needs, $50 million for flood warning systems in 30 specific counties affected by the July flood, $24 million to improve weather forecasting accuracy, and $20 million for a swift water training facility for first responders. The funding targets local governments, emergency services, and meteorological systems to address immediate flood recovery and enhance future disaster management. The bill became effective immediately after the governor signed it on September 18, 2025.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Aug 2025

Committee Review

Sep 2025

Senate Passage

Aug 2025

House Passage

Sep 2025

Signed into Law

Sep 2025

Introduced Aug 15, 2025 Signed Sep 18, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 6 edits · Sep 18, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was finalized as the Enrolled version, confirming it passed both legislative chambers and received the necessary two-thirds majority vote required by the Texas Constitution. The text was cleaned up to remove draft markings, and a new section was added to fund campground and youth camp safety programs under the Department of State Health Services. Additionally, the effective date was changed from a future date to immediate, contingent on the required supermajority vote.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include specific funding for campground and youth camp safety under the Department of State Health Services, replacing previous language regarding trustee programs and swift water training.

FISCAL

New appropriations of $2,594,265 from the economic stabilization fund and $2,484,726 from the general revenue fund were added to support campground and youth camp safety initiatives.

Funding for a Swift Water Training Facility was removed from the bill text.

The appropriation for Meteorological Forecasting was increased from $24,000,000 to $28,000,000.

REQUIREMENT

The Department of State Health Services is now required to adjust license fees to recover the costs of the new safety appropriations.

New provisions allow the Department of State Health Services to use up to $500,000 in capital budget authority and employ 16.0 full-time equivalent employees for the new safety programs.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from September 1, 2025, to immediate effect, subject to the constitutionally required two-thirds legislative vote.

Floor votes · House Aug 21, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Sep 18, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

Sep 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed in the House

lower

Sep 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate adopts conference committee report

upper

Sep 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

House adopts conference committee report

lower

Aug 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

House grants request for conference committee

lower

Aug 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate requests conference committee-reported

lower

Aug 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate requests conference committee

upper

Aug 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

House passage as amended reported

upper

Aug 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Aug 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Aug 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Aug 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

lower

Aug 20, 2025

Committee

Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding

lower

Aug 20, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

Aug 20, 2025

Introduced

Received from the Senate

lower

Aug 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Aug 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

Aug 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

upper

Aug 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

Aug 15, 2025

Committee

Referred to Finance

upper

Aug 15, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

20 primary · 91 co-sponsors