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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to vaccine exemptions for individuals covered under a |
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vaccine preventable disease policy implemented by certain health |
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care facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 224.002(c), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The policy shall[may] include procedures for a covered |
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individual to be exempt from the required vaccines based on reasons |
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of conscience, including a religious belief. A health care facility |
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shall not reject an exemption based on reasons of conscience, |
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including a religious belief, for any reason. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a |
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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, 2025. |