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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to unlawful employment practices with respect to required |
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disclosure of an individual's vaccination status. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 21, Labor Code, is amended by adding |
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Subchapter H-1 to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER H-1. PRIVACY OF VACCINATION STATUS |
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Sec. 21.421. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: |
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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) "Employer" means a person who employs one or more |
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employees. |
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Sec. 21.422. RIGHT TO PRIVACY OF VACCINATION STATUS. (a) |
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An individual has the right to keep the individual's vaccination |
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status private, including COVID-19 vaccination status, and may not |
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be required to disclose that information to the individual's |
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employer or an employer to whom the individual has applied for an |
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employment position unless the disclosure is required by state or |
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federal law. |
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(b) An employer commits an unlawful employment practice if |
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the employer fails or refuses to hire, discharges, or otherwise |
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discriminates against an individual with respect to the |
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compensation or the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment |
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because the individual exercises the right described by Subsection |
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(a). |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter H-1, Chapter 21, Labor Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to an unlawful employment practice that |
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occurs on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
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last day of the legislative session. |