89R4827 BEE-D
By: Schwertner S.B. No. 623
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a pharmacist to determine whether to
administer a vaccine, including a COVID-19 vaccine.
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. EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY. Notwithstanding any
other law, a pharmacist has the exclusive authority to determine
whether or not to:
(1) dispense a drug; or
(2) administer a vaccine, including a COVID-19
vaccine.
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, 2025.