Overview

• In a Sept. 4 TODAY interview, seven parents described their loss and how they organized as Heaven’s 27 to push for change.
• Lawmakers approved the Heaven’s 27 Camp Safety Act on Wednesday night, and Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign it on Sept. 5.
• The bill prohibits licensing camps with cabins in flood plains, requires detailed annual emergency preparedness plans, and mandates safety training for staff and campers.
• Parents contend the deaths were preventable, citing complacency after floods killed more than 100 people, including 27 Camp Mystic children.
• One camper, 8-year-old Cile Steward, remains missing, her parents said.