HB 1134
AN ACT relating to the prohibited maintenance of certain vaccine exemption
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Restricts the Texas Department of State Health Services from maintaining detailed records about vaccine exemption requests. Specifically, the department is prohibited from keeping a list of individuals who request vaccine exemption affidavits, though they can still track the total number of exemption forms sent out each year. The law aims to protect individuals' privacy regarding vaccine exemptions and will take effect on September 1, 2025.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the prohibited maintenance of certain vaccine exemption records by the Department of State Health Services. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 161.0041(e), Health and Safety Code, is (e) The department shall maintain a record of the total number of affidavit forms sent out each year and shall report that information to the legislature each year. The department may not (1) the names of individuals who request an affidavit (2) the number of affidavit forms sent out each year, SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill Sponsors
Legislators who authored or co-sponsored this bill.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the prohibited maintenance of certain vaccine exemption
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