S.B. No. 5 is a legislative act that appropriates funds for disaster relief and preparedness in Texas. It allocates a total of $278,000,000 from the economic stabilization fund to the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor over a two-year period. This includes $200,000,000 for matching federal disaster response funds and addressing state disaster needs, $50,000,000 for local grants to assist specific counties in establishing flood warning systems and purchasing related equipment, and $28,000,000 for disaster preparedness grants aimed at improving meteorological forecasting and flood management.

Additionally, the bill includes provisions for the Department of State Health Services, which will receive contingent appropriations of $2,594,265 and $2,484,726 for campground and youth camp safety, contingent on the enactment of related legislation. The bill also allows the department to adjust license fees to recover costs and permits the employment of additional staff for these initiatives. The act is set to take effect immediately, pending a two-thirds vote from both houses of the legislature.