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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibited governmental entity implementation or |
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enforcement of a vaccine mandate, mask requirement, or private |
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business or school closure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle D, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 81B to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 81B. PROHIBITED CORONAVIRUS PREVENTATIVE MEASURES |
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Sec. 81B.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "COVID-19" means the 2019 novel coronavirus |
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disease and any variants of the disease. |
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(2) "Governmental entity" means this state, a local |
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government entity as defined by Section 418.004, Government Code, |
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or an agency of this state or a local government entity. |
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Sec. 81B.002. PROHIBITED FACE-COVERING MANDATE. A |
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governmental entity may not implement, order, or otherwise impose a |
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mandate requiring a person to wear a face mask or other face |
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covering to prevent the spread of COVID-19. |
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Sec. 81B.003. PROHIBITED VACCINE MANDATE. A governmental |
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entity may not implement, order, or otherwise impose a mandate |
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requiring a person to be vaccinated against COVID-19. |
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Sec. 81B.004. PROHIBITED CLOSURE MANDATE FOR PRIVATE |
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BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS. A governmental entity may not implement, |
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order, or otherwise impose a mandate requiring the closure of a |
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private business, public school, open-enrollment charter school, |
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or private school to prevent the spread of COVID-19. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |