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TX HB730
Bill
Status
11/12/2024
Primary Sponsor
Valoree Swanson
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AI Summary
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Requires the Department of State Health Services to make the immunization exemption affidavit form available on its website and in all public schools, removing the previous requirement for a seal or security device to prevent reproduction
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Changes department record-keeping from tracking affidavit forms "sent out" to tracking the number of times the form is accessed on the department's website each year
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Maintains the prohibition on the department recording names of individuals who download or access the affidavit form
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Repeals Section 161.0041(c) of the Health and Safety Code (the provision requiring individuals to request the form from the department)
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Applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, with an effective date of September 1, 2025, or immediately upon receiving a two-thirds vote
Legislative Description
Relating to the affidavit form for claiming an exemption from required immunizations.
Education
Last Action
Referred to Public Health
3/4/2025