TX SB96

Requires vaccine administrators to provide patients with written information on vaccine benefits and risks, including federal vaccine information statements, and the CDC's Vaccine Excipient Summary before administering any vaccine

Mandates that vaccine administrators maintain permanent records of manufacturer and lot numbers for each vaccine given, and document any serious health problems, hospitalizations, injuries, or deaths following vaccination in patient records

Requires reporting of serious adverse events following vaccination to the federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), with reporting to manufacturers explicitly not satisfying this requirement

Protects health care practitioners from government questioning or sanctions for granting health exemptions to patients, and prohibits licensing authorities from taking disciplinary action against practitioners who provide such exemptions

Requires schools, employers, child-care facilities, universities, medical providers, and other entities to accept health exemptions signed by any licensed health care practitioner stating an immunization poses a significant risk to a patient's health

Establishes enforcement through disciplinary action against licensed violators and allows private civil lawsuits with recovery of attorney's fees for violations