Texas bill requires youth camps to provide active radio frequency identification tags for tracking campers

Original title: Relating to the required provision to campers at youth camps of active radio frequency identification tags.

Last action · August 20, 2025: Referred to Public HealthSponsors: Keresa Richardson and 69 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Youth camp operators in Texas must provide each camper with an for location tracking during a missing person incident, severe weather event, or disaster, subject to parental consent.

Why it matters

Changes safety protocol for youth camps by mandating wireless tracking devices for minors, contingent on written authorization from a parent or legal guardian.

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.

Directly affected

Youth camp operators

Youth camp operators must provide active radio frequency identification tags to campers upon obtaining written parental consent and comply with rules adopted by the executive commissioner.

Directly affected

Campers

Campers receive active radio frequency identification tags for location tracking during emergencies or missing person events, provided parental consent is given.

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Parents or legal guardians

Parents or legal guardians must provide written consent before a youth camp operator can issue an active radio frequency identification tag to a camper.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is an active radio frequency identification tag under this bill?

It is defined as a wireless identification system that uses a transmitter and a battery or other active power source to broadcast an electromagnetic radio frequency signal and transmit data without physical contact between the tag and another device.

Is parental permission required before a camp gives a child a tracking tag?

Yes, a youth camp operator may only provide a camper with an if the operator obtains the written consent of the camper's parent or legal guardian.

In what situations are the tracking tags intended to be used?

The tags are intended to track a camper's location in the event the camper is missing from the camp or on the occurrence of a severe weather event or another disaster.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

3 actions

Aug 20, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to Public Health
Aug 20, 2025HouseIntroduced
Read first time
Aug 18, 2025HouseIntroduced
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