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TX HB3304
Bill
Status
2/25/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Lowe
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AI Summary
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Prohibits public and private elementary and secondary schools from requiring any immunizations as a condition of admission or attendance, removing current vaccination requirements for school enrollment
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Prohibits institutions of higher education from requiring students or applicants to be immunized against any communicable disease, eliminating existing requirements for vaccines like diphtheria, mumps, tetanus, and polio
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Bars all governmental entities and officials—including the governor, state agencies, and political subdivisions—from requiring any individual to be vaccinated or participate in vaccine administration, with this prohibition overriding any conflicting laws, rules, or emergency orders
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Removes immunization from the definition of "control measures" that health authorities can impose during communicable disease outbreaks, and prohibits the Department of State Health Services from administering vaccines without individual consent during public health disasters
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Converts vaccine requirements at health care facilities, child-care facilities, and nursing homes from mandatory to voluntary "encouragement" policies, while prohibiting discrimination or retaliation against employees who decline recommended vaccines
Legislative Description
Relating to a prohibition on vaccination mandates.
Education
Last Action
Referred to Public Health
3/21/2025