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AN ACT
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relating to the liability of a business owner or operator arising |
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from the exposure of an individual to a pandemic disease. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 148.003, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended by adding Subsection (k) to read as follows: |
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(k) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a |
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business owner or operator that does not require employees or |
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contractors of the business to be vaccinated against a pandemic |
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disease is not liable for injury or death caused by the exposure of |
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an individual to the pandemic disease through an employee or |
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contractor of the business. |
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SECTION 2. Section 148.003(k), Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a cause of action that |
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accrues on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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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 September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 609 was passed by the House on April |
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25, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 104, Nays 39, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 609 was passed by the Senate on May |
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11, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 11. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |