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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas Senate Bill 22 requires youth camps to implement emergency operations plans and staff training
Last action · August 15, 2025: FiledSponsor: Judith Zaffirini
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas youth camp operators must develop site-specific s, provide staff training before each camp session, and conduct camper evacuation drills within 48 hours of a session starting under a new bill filed in the legislature.
Youth camp operators must submit safety plans to local emergency management directors and maintain written compliance records on-site, establishing mandatory safety protocols across all state-regulated camps.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
youth camp operators
Operators must develop, annually review, submit, and store written emergency operations plans, as well as provide staff training and local emergency management reviews.
camp staff and volunteers
Staff and volunteers must complete comprehensive training on the emergency operations plan and execute specific assigned responsibilities during emergency events.
campers
Campers must participate in age-appropriate emergency drills conducted within 48 hours of the beginning of each camp session.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What must be included in a youth camp's emergency operations plan?
When must camper safety drills be conducted during a camp session?
Who must review and approve the youth camp's emergency operations plan?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the Senate · in the House.
Procedural history
2 actions- Aug 15, 2025SenateIntroducedFiled
- Aug 15, 2025SenateReceived by the Secretary of the Senate
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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