HB1468 - Relating to vaccine exemptions for individuals covered under a vaccine preventable disease policy implemented by certain health care facilities.

      By: Leo Wilson H.B. No. 1468       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to vaccine exemptions for individuals covered under a   vaccine preventable disease policy implemented by certain health   care facilities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 224.002(c), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (c)  The policy shall [ may ] include procedures for a covered   individual to be exempt from the required vaccines based on reasons   of conscience, including a religious belief. A health care   facility shall not reject an exemption based on reasons of   conscience, including a religious belief, for any reason.          SECTION 2.  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.