{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-81c.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81C.003","heading":"PROHIBITED VACCINE MANDATE.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a governmental entity may not implement, order, or otherwise impose a mandate requiring a person to be vaccinated against COVID-19.\n(b) The prohibition under Subsection (a) applies only to the extent the prohibition does not conflict with the final rule adopted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and published at 86 Fed. Reg. 61555 (November 5, 2021).\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 336 (S.B. 29), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.\nRedesignated from Health and Safety Code, Chapter 81B by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 22.001(19), eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES","CHAPTER 81C. PROHIBITED CORONAVIRUS PREVENTATIVE MEASURES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.81C.htm#81C.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"c4d317faadd578b9abe03fc7e52e1bb3c3dbc36821a7b6a20384169d0456a45a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-81c.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-81c.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}