SB 1

S.B. 1 is comprehensive legislation intended to address the needs and challenges relating to campground and youth camp safety identified during and after the devastating July 4 floods that inundated Central and West Texas. This bill incorporates significant feedback received from the families of the children lost at Camp Mystic. To better prepare campgrounds of all types�including youth camps�for natural disasters, S.B. 1 implements basic campground safety requirements. These requirements include: installing emergency rooftop access ladders in cabins located in floodplains; developing an emergency plan that addresses the safety of campers in all types of natural disasters (e.g., flash floods, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, etc.); implementing the applicable portions of the emergency plan during each type of natural disaster;