Texans for Fiscal Responsibility has issued the following vote notice for March 4th, 2025
Texas House of Representatives
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Texas Senate
Subject: Senate Bill 5 (SB 5) – Creating Dementia Research Institute
- Author: State Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston)
- Caption: Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
- TFR Position: OPPOSE
- Background:
- SB5 establishes the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, a state-funded entity tasked with awarding grants for dementia research and prevention. The institute will be overseen by an appointed committee and funded through legislative appropriations, federal grants, and private donations. While addressing dementia is important, this bill expands government involvement in medical research, which is best left to the private sector. SB5 represents inappropriate government spending, creates long-term financial obligations, and risks bureaucratic inefficiencies, making it an improper use of taxpayer dollars and improper government intervention. For these reasons, TFR opposes SB 5.
Subject: Senate Joint Resolution 3 (SJR 3) – Constitutional Amendment for the Dementia Institute
- Author: State Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston)
- Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.
- TFR Position: OPPOSE
- Background:
- SJR 3 is the constitutional amendment for SB 5, creates the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund, and appropriates $3 billion from general revenue to the fund for 2026. Inappropriate use of taxpayer dollars. For these reasons, TFR opposes SJR 3.
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