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