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  89R271 LRM-D     By: Swanson H.B. No. 730       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the affidavit form for claiming an exemption from   required immunizations.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 161.0041(d) and (e), Health and Safety   Code, are amended to read as follows:          (d)  The department shall develop a blank affidavit form for   use in claiming an exemption from a required immunization and make   that form available on the department's Internet website and in all   public schools [ that contains a seal or other security device to   prevent reproduction of the form ]. The affidavit form shall contain   a statement indicating that the person or, if a minor, the person's   parent, managing conservator, or guardian understands the benefits   and risks of immunizations and the benefits and risks of not being   immunized.          (e)  The department shall maintain a record of the total   number of times an affidavit form was accessed on the department's   Internet website [ forms sent out ] each year and shall report that   information to the legislature each year. The department may not   maintain a record of the names of individuals who download or access   [ request ] an affidavit form under this section.          SECTION 2.  Section 161.0041(c), Health and Safety Code, is   repealed.          SECTION 3.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the Department of State Health Services shall modify   the immunization exemption affidavit form as required by Section   161.0041, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act.          SECTION 4.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026   school year.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.