| 1 | 1 | | By: Hall, et al. S.B. No. 2632 |
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| 2 | 2 | | (In the Senate - Filed May 10, 2023; May 11, 2023, read |
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| 3 | 3 | | first time and referred to Committee on Health & Human Services; |
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| 4 | 4 | | May 18, 2023, reported adversely, with favorable Committee |
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| 5 | 5 | | Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 18, 2023, |
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| 6 | 6 | | sent to printer.) |
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| 7 | 7 | | Click here to see the committee vote |
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| 8 | 8 | | COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 2632 By: Hall |
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| 11 | 11 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 12 | 12 | | AN ACT |
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| 13 | 13 | | relating to required labeling of food containing mRNA vaccine |
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| 14 | 14 | | material. |
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| 15 | 15 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 16 | 16 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Health and Safety |
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| 17 | 17 | | Code, is amended by adding Section 431.085 to read as follows: |
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| 18 | 18 | | Sec. 431.085. REQUIRED NOTICE ON FOOD CONTAINING MRNA |
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| 19 | 19 | | VACCINE MATERIAL. (a) In this section, "mRNA vaccine material" |
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| 20 | 20 | | means a substance included in a vaccine to stimulate the production |
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| 21 | 21 | | of antibodies and provide immunity against disease by introducing |
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| 22 | 22 | | messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) that corresponds to a viral |
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| 23 | 23 | | protein. |
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| 24 | 24 | | (b) A person may not sell in this state food injected with an |
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| 25 | 25 | | mRNA vaccine unless the food's label includes a clear and |
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| 26 | 26 | | conspicuous notice that the food contains mRNA vaccine material. |
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| 27 | 27 | | SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 433, Health and Safety |
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| 28 | 28 | | Code, is amended by adding Section 433.0415 to read as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | Sec. 433.0415. LABELING OF MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS CONTAINING |
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| 30 | 30 | | MRNA VACCINE MATERIAL. (a) In this section, "mRNA vaccine |
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| 31 | 31 | | material" means a substance included in a vaccine to stimulate the |
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| 32 | 32 | | production of antibodies and provide immunity against disease by |
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| 33 | 33 | | introducing messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) that corresponds to a |
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| 34 | 34 | | viral protein. |
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| 35 | 35 | | (b) A person may not sell in this state a meat food product |
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| 36 | 36 | | derived from livestock injected with an mRNA vaccine unless the |
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| 37 | 37 | | product's label includes a clear and conspicuous notice that the |
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| 38 | 38 | | product contains mRNA vaccine material. |
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| 39 | 39 | | SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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| 40 | 40 | | of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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| 41 | 41 | | Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement the |
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| 42 | 42 | | changes in law made by this Act. |
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| 43 | 43 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2024. |
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