89R13102 AB-D
By: Hall S.B. No. 1983
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the manufacture, sale, and distribution of products
developed using mRNA material in the prevention or treatment of a
communicable disease.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 431, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 431.0215 to read as follows:
Sec. 431.0215. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) In this
section, "mRNA material" means a substance that introduces
messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) corresponding to a viral protein.
(b) A person may not manufacture, sell, or distribute a
product developed through the use of mRNA material in the
prevention or treatment of a communicable disease.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.