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| 1 | 1 | 88R10247 LRM-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Hall S.J.R. No. 66 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A JOINT RESOLUTION | |
| 6 | 6 | proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right of | |
| 7 | 7 | individuals to refuse medical treatments and to access public | |
| 8 | 8 | accommodations. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by | |
| 11 | 11 | adding Section 36 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 36. RIGHT TO REFUSE MEDICAL TREATMENT; ACCESS TO | |
| 13 | 13 | PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS. (a) Each individual residing in this state | |
| 14 | 14 | has the right to refuse any medical treatment, including a | |
| 15 | 15 | procedure, vaccine, medical device, or prophylactic, and a person | |
| 16 | 16 | may not interfere with or impede that right in any manner. | |
| 17 | 17 | (b) A person may not restrict or deny an individual's access | |
| 18 | 18 | to public accommodations based on the individual's exercise of the | |
| 19 | 19 | right guaranteed under Subsection (a) of this section to refuse a | |
| 20 | 20 | medical treatment. | |
| 21 | 21 | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | |
| 22 | 22 | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. | |
| 23 | 23 | The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the | |
| 24 | 24 | proposition: "The constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right | |
| 25 | 25 | of individuals to refuse medical treatments and to access public | |
| 26 | 26 | accommodations." |