88R13416 SCP-F
By: Hayes H.B. No. 3082
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a pharmacy, pharmacist, or pharmacy technician decision
to not dispense or sell a drug according to religious belief or
moral conviction.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 551.006, Occupations Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 551.006. PROTECTION OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND MORAL
CONVICTIONS [EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY]. (a) The board may not reduce,
withhold, exclude, terminate, or otherwise deny any license,
registration, or accreditation for, any grant to, or any contract
or agreement with a pharmacy, pharmacist, or pharmacy technician
for not dispensing or selling a specific drug or product in
accordance with the person's sincerely held religious belief or
moral conviction.
(b) The attorney general may bring an action for injunctive
or declaratory relief against the board to enforce compliance with
this section [Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacist has the
exclusive authority to determine whether or not to dispense a
drug].
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, 2023.