Senate reads three Zaffirini bills on flood and youth-camp safety and refers them to disaster committee

The Senate read three bills sponsored by Sen. Judith Zaffirini and referred them to the Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding.

The measures read into the record were Senate Bill 41, described as relating to floodlight and evacuation notice requirements for youth-camp flood safety; Senate Bill 43, described as relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for erosion, flood water and sediment control; and Senate Bill 49, described as relating to youth camp emergency operations plans including camp staff and volunteer training and campers safety drills. The secretary of the Senate read each bill and its short caption aloud.

The transcript shows the clerk’s reading and the committee referral; no floor debate, amendments, or votes on the measures are recorded in the excerpt. The referral assigns the measures to the Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding for further consideration.