{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-551.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 551.008","heading":"PROHIBITION ON RULE VIOLATING SINCERELY HELD RELIGIOUS BELIEF.","body":"(a) All rules, regulations, or policies adopted by the board may not violate Chapter 110, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.\n(b) A person may assert a violation of Subsection (a) as an affirmative defense in an administrative hearing or as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding under Chapter 37, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 485 (H.B. 2561), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE J. PHARMACY AND PHARMACISTS","CHAPTER 551. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.551.htm#551.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"5a1dedfa3b63a6243df94c143f6fa7870f73a4410a333f72a7eadced21a1eed4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-551.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-552.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}