Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session
Texas HB63: Relating to requirements for campgrounds located in a floodway; authorizing an administrative penalty; providing a private cause of action.
Status: In committee, August 18, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to requirements for campgrounds located in a floodway; authorizing an administrative penalty; providing a private cause of action.
From the introduced text, August 15, 2025:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to requirements for campgrounds located in a floodway; authorizing an administrative penalty; providing a private cause of action. 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. CAMPGROUNDS] [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: (4)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Floodway" means an area identified on the most ] [ADDED: recent flood hazard map published by the Federal Emergency ] [ADDED: Management Agency under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ] [ADDED: (42 U.S.C. Section 4001 et seq.) as a regulatory floodway, ] [ADDED: including the channel of a river or other watercourse and the ] [ADDED: adjacent land areas reserved for …
Sponsors
- Drew Darby (R, HD-072) · primary sponsor
- Jeff Barry (R, HD-029)
- Keith Bell (R, HD-004)
- Angie Button (R, HD-112)
- Briscoe Cain (R, HD-128)
- David Cook (R, HD-096)
- Jay Dean (R, HD-007)
- Sam Harless (R, HD-126)
- Richard Hayes (R, HD-057)
- Lacey Hull (R, HD-138)
- Marc LaHood (R, HD-121)
- Brooks Landgraf (R, HD-081)
Latest actions
- : Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding
- : Read first time
- : Filed
Subjects: Housing--General, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, TEXAS DIVISION OF (VP6FW), Civil Remedies & Liabilities, RECREATIONAL & CULTURAL FACILITIES, Safety, FLOODS, INTERNET, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Common questions
- What is HB63?
- HB63 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): Relating to requirements for campgrounds located in a floodway; authorizing an administrative penalty; providing a private cause of action.
- What does HB63 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to requirements for campgrounds located in a floodway; authorizing an administrative penalty; providing a private cause of action.
- What is the status of HB63?
- In committee as of August 18, 2025. Latest action: Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding (August 18, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB63?
- Drew Darby (R, HD-072), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB63?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB00063
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