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TX Governor Greg Abbott: Today, I signed into law Senate Bill 7, which bans private employer COVID vaccine mandates in our state.
TX Governor Greg Abbott via X (aka Twitter) ^
| Nov 10, 2023
| Governor Greg Abbott
Posted on 11/10/2023 3:27:32 PM PST by Texas Fossil
Texas will always protect personal liberties.
Today, I signed into law Senate Bill 7, which bans private employer COVID vaccine mandates in our state.
Thank you to Sen. @mayes_middleton and Rep. @leachfortexas
for their leadership to get this done during Special Session #3.
Bill Title: Relating to prohibiting a private employer from adopting or enforcing certain COVID-19 vaccine mandates; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 69-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-10 - Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 6, 2024 [SB7 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB7-Enrolled.html relating to prohibiting a private employer from adopting or |
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enforcing certain COVID-19 vaccine mandates; authorizing an |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle D, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 81D to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 81D. PROHIBITED CORONAVIRUS VACCINE MANDATES BY PRIVATE |
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Sec. 81D.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Adverse action" means an action taken by an |
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employer that a reasonable person would consider was for the |
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purpose of punishing, alienating, or otherwise adversely affecting |
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an employee, contractor, applicant for employment, or applicant for |
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(2) "Commission" means the Texas Workforce |
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(3) "Contractor" means a person who undertakes |
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specific work for an employer in exchange for a benefit without |
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submitting to the control of the employer over the manner, methods, |
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(4) "COVID-19" means the 2019 novel coronavirus |
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disease and any variants of the disease. |
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(5) "Employer" means a person, other than a |
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governmental entity, who employs one or more employees. |
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Sec. 81D.002. EMPLOYER CORONAVIRUS VACCINE MANDATES |
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PROHIBITED. An employer may not adopt or enforce a mandate |
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requiring an employee, contractor, applicant for employment, or |
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applicant for a contract position to be vaccinated against COVID-19 |
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as a condition of employment or a contract position. |
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Sec. 81D.003. PROHIBITED ADVERSE ACTION BY EMPLOYER. An |
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employer may not take an adverse action against an employee, |
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contractor, applicant for employment, or applicant for a contract |
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position for a refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19. |
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Sec. 81D.0035. ADVERSE ACTION EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN HEALTH |
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CARE FACILITIES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, AND PHYSICIANS. (a) In |
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(1) "Health care facility" means a facility that is a |
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provider of services, as defined by Section 1861, Social Security |
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Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395x). |
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(2) "Health care provider" and "physician" have the |
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meanings assigned by Section 74.001, Civil Practice and Remedies |
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(b) A health care facility, health care provider, or |
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physician may establish and enforce a reasonable policy that |
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includes requiring the use of protective medical equipment by an |
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individual who is an employee or contractor of the facility, |
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provider, or physician and who is not vaccinated against COVID-19 |
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based on the level of risk the individual presents to patients from |
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the individual's routine and direct exposure to patients. |
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(c) Establishing or enforcing a policy described by |
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Subsection (b) is not considered an adverse action under this |
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Sec. 81D.004. COMPLAINT; INVESTIGATION. (a) An employee, |
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contractor, applicant for employment, or applicant for a contract |
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position against whom an employer took an adverse action in |
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violation of this chapter may file a complaint with the commission |
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in the form and manner prescribed by commission rules. |
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(b) A complaint filed with the commission must include the |
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(1) the name of the complainant; |
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(2) the name of the employer; and |
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(3) the nature and description of any alleged adverse |
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action the employer took against the complainant. |
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(c) On receipt of a complaint under Subsection (a), the |
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commission shall conduct an investigation to determine whether the |
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employer took an adverse action against the complainant because of |
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the complainant's refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19. For a |
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complaint against a health care facility, health care provider, or |
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physician, the commission shall consult with the department in |
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determining if a policy adopted under Section 81D.0035 was |
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Sec. 81D.005. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) On receipt of a |
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complaint filed under Section 81D.004, the commission may request |
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that the attorney general bring an action for injunctive relief |
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against the employer to prevent further violations of this chapter |
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by the employer. The action must be filed in a district court in: |
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(2) the county in which the alleged adverse action |
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(b) In an injunction issued under Subsection (a), a court |
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may include reasonable requirements to prevent further violations |
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Sec. 81D.006. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The commission |
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shall impose on an employer who violates this chapter an |
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administrative penalty in an amount equal to $50,000 for each |
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violation, unless the employer, as applicable: |
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(1) hires the applicant for employment or offers a |
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contract to the applicant for a contract position; or |
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(2) reinstates the employee or contractor and provides |
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the employee or contractor with back pay from the date the employer |
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took the adverse action and makes every reasonable effort to |
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reverse the effects of the adverse action, including reestablishing |
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employee benefits for which the employee or contractor otherwise |
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would have been eligible if the adverse action had not been taken. |
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(b) If, following an investigation under Section 81D.004, |
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the commission determines that the employer violated this chapter, |
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the commission may recover from the employer reasonable |
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investigative costs incurred by the commission in conducting the |
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investigation, regardless of whether the employer has taken an |
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action described by Subsection (a)(1) or (2). |
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Sec. 81D.007. RULES. The commission shall adopt rules as |
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necessary to implement and enforce this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to conduct or an adverse action that occurs on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. If any provision of this Act or its application |
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to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does |
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not affect other provisions or applications of this Act that can be |
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given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to |
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this end the provisions of this Act are declared severable. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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| ______________________________ | ______________________________ |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 7 passed the Senate on October |
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12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 12; and that the |
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Senate concurred in House amendments on October 31, 2023, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 17, Nays 11. |
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| ______________________________ |
| Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 7 passed the House, with |
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amendments, on October 26, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 91, |
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Nays 54, one present not voting. |
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| ______________________________ |
| Chief Clerk of the House |
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______________________________ |
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______________________________ |
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To: exDemMom
I have no issue with true vaccines that give you near-lifetime immunity against something and have been thoroughly tested.
But the annual flu shot and also covid shots are not true vaccines and never should be forced on anyone.
60,000+ a year die of the flu, and no one ever mandated people to take the flu shot.
To: ChessExpert
Yes, the blacks are voluntarily enslaved in the #ComDem_Plantation.
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11/11/2023 8:38:19 AM PST
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Texas Fossil
(Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
To: TexasFreeper2009
Abbott has been saying that for a long time. But big Pharma has put such conditions upon those who administer the drugs that they cannot bring themselves to quit. They get penalized financially when they quit the jab.
Evil B_tards.
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11/11/2023 8:40:13 AM PST
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Texas Fossil
(Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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