Parents whose children were among 27 killed at Camp Mystic on Texas' Guadalupe River during the Fourth of July flash flooding are scheduled to testify.

The families shared stories of unimaginable grief and heartache as they pleaded with committee members to pass SB 1 to ensure Texas youth camps are safer.

The new protections come after the devastating July Fourth floods in the Texas Hill Country that claimed the lives of dozens of young campers.

Parents who lost their daughters from flood waters at Camp Mystic said their deaths were “100% preventable” and asked the legislature to implement mandatory safety protocols for camps statewide. Camp Mystic,

Parents of Camp Mystic flooding victims plead for tougher safety measures as they testified before Texas lawmakers for the first time since July 4, when storms engorged the Guadalupe River.

"I promised her she would be safe and OK. I told her camp was the safest place she could be and camp was a place she could make new friends and learn new things," said her mother, Carrie Hanna. "She not only wasn't safe. She died." Hanna said she received very poor communication about what had happened to her daughter.

Officials of the private Christian girls camp shared a letter with Texas lawmakers, noting they will go 'above and beyond' what any new safety laws may require.

The families testified that counselors were told not to move children out of cabins until they received instructions to do so, even though floodwaters were rising.