TITLE: Relating to the prohibited maintenance of certain vaccine exemption records by the Department of State Health Services.

SUMMARY: Relating to the prohibited maintenance of certain vaccine exemption records by the Department of State Health Services.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the prohibited maintenance of certain vaccine exemption records by the Department of State Health Services. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 161.0041(e), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: (e) The department shall maintain a record of the total number of affidavit forms sent out each year and shall report that information to the legislature each year. The department may not maintain a record of:(1) the names of individuals who request an affidavit under this section;or (2) the number of affidavit forms sent out each year, disaggregated by zip code.SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.