Bill Amendment: TX SB29 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: Relating to prohibited governmental entity implementation or enforcement of a vaccine mandate, mask requirement, or private business or school closure to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Status: 2023-06-02 - Effective on 9/1/23 [SB29 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB29-House_Amendment_H_2_3-Harrison.html
Bill Title: Relating to prohibited governmental entity implementation or enforcement of a vaccine mandate, mask requirement, or private business or school closure to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Status: 2023-06-02 - Effective on 9/1/23 [SB29 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB29-House_Amendment_H_2_3-Harrison.html
Amend CSSB 29 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 2, line 18, following "(b)", strike "The", and substitute "Subject to Subsection (c), the".
(2) On page 2, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:
(c) An individual employed by or providing services or receiving training in a health care facility that requires the individual to obtain a COVID-19 vaccination in accordance with the rule described by Subsection (b) is exempt from the vaccination requirement if the individual requests orally or in writing an exemption in accordance with federal law based on:
(1) a sincerely held religious belief, observance, or practice that is incompatible with the administration of the vaccine; or
(2) a recognized medical condition for which vaccines are contraindicated.
