Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session
Texas HB171: Relating to flood risk notice requirements for certain campgrounds; providing a civil penalty.
Status: In committee, August 22, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to flood risk notice requirements for certain campgrounds; providing a civil penalty.
From the introduced text, August 15, 2025:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to flood risk notice requirements for certain campgrounds; providing 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 762 to read as follows: [ADDED: CHAPTER 762. CAMPGROUNDS] [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 762.001.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: DEFINITION.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: In this chapter, "campground" ] [ADDED: means a commercial property designed to provide cabins for ] [ADDED: transient guest use or areas for locating recreational vehicles or ] [ADDED: tents for transient guest use.] [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 762.002.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: FLOOD RISK NOTICE. The owner or operator of a ] [ADDED: campground located on or near a body of water that is at risk of ] [ADDED: flooding shall before each camper is allowed access to the ] [ADDED: campground:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: provide written notice to the camper, or the ] [ADDED: parent or legal guardian of a camper who is a minor, of the risk of ] [ and] [ADDED: (2)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: ensure the camper, or the parent or legal guardian ] [ADDED: of a camper who is a minor, signs and submits to the owner or ] [ADDED: operator a statement acknowledging receipt of the notice.] [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 762.003.][ADDED: ][ADDED: …
Sponsors
- Hillary Hickland (R, HD-055) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Left pending in committee
- : Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- : Considered in public hearing
- : Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- : Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding
- : Read first time
- : Filed
Subjects: RECREATIONAL & CULTURAL FACILITIES, Minors--Health & Safety, Safety, FLOODS, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, Family--Parent & Child
Common questions
- What is HB171?
- HB171 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): Relating to flood risk notice requirements for certain campgrounds; providing a civil penalty.
- What does HB171 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to flood risk notice requirements for certain campgrounds; providing a civil penalty.
- What is the status of HB171?
- In committee as of August 22, 2025. Latest action: Left pending in committee (August 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB171?
- Hillary Hickland (R, HD-055).
- Where is the official record for HB171?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB00171
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