Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 1st Special Session
Texas HB19: Relating to required flood disaster plans for campgrounds; authorizing a civil penalty.
Status: In committee, August 12, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to required flood disaster plans for campgrounds; authorizing a civil penalty.
From the amended text, August 9, 2025:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to required flood disaster plans for campgrounds; authorizing a civil penalty. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 9, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Chapter 761 to read as follows: [ADDED: CHAPTER 761. ][ADDED: ][ADDED: CAMPGROUND SAFETY] [ADDED: Sec. 761.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Campground" means a public or private property ] [ADDED: designed to provide cabins for transient guest use or areas for ] [ADDED: locating a tent, tent trailer, pickup camper, recreational vehicle, ] [ADDED: trailer, or other equipment designed for camping for transient ] [ADDED: guest use.] [ADDED: (2)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Campground entity" means a person engaged in the ] [ADDED: business of owning or operating a campground.] [ADDED: (3)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Division" means the Texas Division of Emergency ] [ADDED: Management.] [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 761.002.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: REQUIRED FLOOD DISASTER PLAN. (a) ][ADDED: ][ADDED: A ] [ADDED: campground entity shall:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: develop, adopt, and annually update a written ] [ and] [ADDED: (2)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: annually submit the plan to the division in the ] [ADDED: form and manner the division prescribes.] [ADDED: (b)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: If the division determines a submitted plan is ] [ADDED: insufficient, the campground …
Sponsors
- Drew Darby (R, HD-072) · primary sponsor
- Jeff Barry (R, HD-029)
- Morgan Meyer (R, HD-108)
- Brooks Landgraf (R, HD-081)
- Gary Vandeaver (R, HD-001)
- Cecil Bell (R, HD-003)
- Greg Bonnen (R, HD-024)
- Brad Buckley (R, HD-054)
- Angie Button (R, HD-112)
- David Cook (R, HD-096)
- Charles Cunningham (R, HD-127)
- Cody Harris (R, HD-008)
Latest actions
- : Placed on Major State Calendar
- : Considered in Calendars
- : Committee report sent to Calendars
- : Committee report distributed
- : Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- : Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
- : Considered in formal meeting
- : Left pending in committee
- : Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- : Considered in public hearing
Votes
- Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Committee Vote (Out of committee): 6 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: PUBLIC NOTICE, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, TEXAS DIVISION OF (VP6FW), RECREATIONAL & CULTURAL FACILITIES, Safety, FLOODS, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Common questions
- What is HB19?
- HB19 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 1st Special Session): Relating to required flood disaster plans for campgrounds; authorizing a civil penalty.
- What does HB19 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to required flood disaster plans for campgrounds; authorizing a civil penalty.
- What is the status of HB19?
- In committee as of August 12, 2025. Latest action: Placed on Major State Calendar (August 12, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB19?
- Drew Darby (R, HD-072), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB19?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=891&Bill=HB00019
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