S.B. No. 5 is a legislative act that appropriates funds for disaster relief and preparedness in Texas. It allocates a total of $278,594,265 from the economic stabilization fund to the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor over a two-year period. Specifically, $200,000,000 is designated to match federal disaster response funds and address state disaster needs, $50,000,000 is for local grants to assist various counties in implementing flood warning systems following a disaster declaration, and $28,000,000 is for disaster preparedness grants aimed at improving meteorological forecasting and flood management.

Additionally, the bill includes a contingent appropriation of $2,594,265 from the economic stabilization fund and $2,484,726 from the general revenue fund to the Department of State Health Services for campground and youth camp safety, contingent upon the enactment of related legislation. The bill also allows for adjustments in license fees to cover these costs and permits the department to employ additional staff for the appropriations made. The provisions of the General Appropriations Acts from previous legislative sessions will apply to the appropriations made by this act, and it will take effect immediately upon receiving a two-thirds vote from both houses of the legislature.