Texas - Session 892
Title: Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties.
The author of H.B. 1 informed the House Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding that the July 4, 2025, flooding along the Guadalupe River that killed over 100 people, including more than two dozen young girls and counselors at Camp Mystic in Kerr County, exposed critical safety gaps in youth camp emergency preparedness. According to witness testimony provided to that committee, some camps in known flood-prone areas had no formal emergency plans, procedures, or training in place, leaving youth and staff unprepared for disaster. Furthermore, the bill author informed the committee that this issue is not isolated to Camp Mystic but is common among many Texas youth camps.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-15 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-09-05 | Status | introduced |
| 2025-09-05 | Latest Action | Effective immediately |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SB 5 | Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. | introduced |
| HB 192 | Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties. | introduced |
| HB 20 | Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. | introduced |
| SB 1 | Relating to campground and youth camp safety. | introduced |
| SR 82 | Recognizing Irving Fire Department on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. | enacted |
| HR 174 | Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 5. | enacted |
| HR 177 | Creating a general investigating committee on disaster response. | enacted |
| SR 85 | Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 5. | enacted |