Wednesday's meeting of the Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding is the public hearing for Senate Bill 1, which covers safety for both youth camps and campgrounds. According to the bill's author, it incorporates significant feedback from the families of children lost at Camp Mystic.

Wednesday's hearing is the first time parents of the victims are speaking to the Legislature publicly. The parents are members of a group called the Campaign for Camp Safety, which was formed to advocate for an investigation into what happened,

Parents of the 27 campers and counselors killed when floodwaters rushed through a girl's summer camp in the Texas Hill Country pleaded with lawmakers Wednesday to pass a bill that would boost camp safety.