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TX SB2087

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Borris Miles

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the Department of State Health Services' biennial immunization report requirements to cover all communicable diseases, removing the previous limitation that only applied when a public health disaster had been declared in the preceding two years

  • Adds "disability" as a required demographic category for reporting on immunization accessibility, in addition to existing categories of age, race, and geographic location

  • Requires county-level data on immunization accessibility, assessment of disparities, estimated economic benefits of reducing disparities, and recommendations for reducing disparities and increasing immunization rates

  • Maintains privacy protections by prohibiting the inclusion of personally identifiable information in the reports

  • Takes effect immediately upon receiving two-thirds vote from both legislative chambers, otherwise becomes effective September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to the content of biennial legislative immunization reports issued by the Department of State Health Services.

Health

Last Action

Referred to Health & Human Services

3/24/2025

Committee Referrals

Health & Human Services3/24/2025

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