What is the status of SJR3?

Passed both chambers as of May 15, 2025. Latest action: Filed with the Secretary of State (May 15, 2025).

Joan Huffman (R, SD-017), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SJR3?

On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SJR00003

Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session

Texas SJR3: 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, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.

Q: What is SJR3?

SJR3 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): 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, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.

Status: Passed both chambers, May 15, 2025

What the bill says

From the enrolled text, May 13, 2025:

89(R) SJR 3 - Enrolled version - Bill Text S.J.R. No. 3 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, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by adding Section 68 to read as follows: [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 68.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: (a) ][ADDED: ][ADDED: The legislature shall establish the Dementia ] [ADDED: Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: award grants to institutions of learning, advanced ] [ADDED: medical research facilities, public or private persons, and ] [ADDED: collaboratives in this state to provide money for:] [ADDED: (A)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: research into the causes of, means of ] [ADDED: prevention of, and treatment and rehabilitation for dementia, ] [] [ADDED: (B)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: research, including translational research, ] [ADDED: to develop therapies, protocols, medical pharmaceuticals, or ] [ADDED: procedures for the substantial mitigation of the symptoms of ] [ADDED: dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related ] [] [ADDED: (C)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: facilities, equipment, and …

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