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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a business to implement certain |
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communicable disease prevention and control policies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 81, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 81.018 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 81.018. AUTHORITY OF BUSINESS TO IMPLEMENT CERTAIN |
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COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL POLICIES. (a) In this |
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section, "COVID-19" means the 2019 novel coronavirus disease. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a business in this state |
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may implement a policy that requires an individual to wear a face |
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mask or covering or to provide proof of vaccination or immunization |
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against a particular communicable disease, including COVID-19, for |
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the individual to obtain a service provided by or gain access to an |
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establishment owned or operated by the business. |
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(c) A state agency may not suspend or revoke a business's |
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license, permit, or other state authorization necessary for |
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conducting business in this state or take any other disciplinary |
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action against a business for implementing a policy described by |
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Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 2. Sections 161.0085(c) and (d), Health and Safety |
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Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 3. 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 on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |