HB 3737
AN ACT relating to the prohibited prescription, delivery, administration,
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
This Texas bill prohibits healthcare professionals from prescribing, delivering, administering, advertising, or soliciting COVID-19 vaccines that contain mRNA technology. The legislation effectively bans mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines for medical providers across the state, making it illegal to use or promote these specific vaccine types. If passed, the bill would take effect on September 1, 2025, and applies to all medical practitioners and facilities in Texas.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the prohibited prescription, delivery, administration, use, advertisement, and solicitation of a COVID-19 vaccine BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 161, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 161.0086 to read as follows: Sec. 161.0086. PROHIBITED PRESCRIPTION, DELIVERY, ADMINISTRATION, OR USE OF COVID-19 VACCINE CONTAINING MRNA MATERIAL. (a) In this section: (1) "COVID-19" means the 2019 novel coronavirus (2) "mRNA material" means a substance that introduces messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) corresponding to a viral protein. (b) A person may not prescribe, deliver, administer, or use a vaccine intended to prevent COVID-19 if the vaccine contains mRNA SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 431, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 431.0215 to read as follows: Sec. 431.0215. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) In this (1) "COVID-19" means the 2019 novel coronavirus (2) "mRNA material" means a substance that introduces messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) corresponding to a viral protein. (b) A person may not advertise or solicit patients for immunization with a COVID-19 vaccine containing mRNA material. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the prohibited prescription, delivery, administration,
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