Conservative Texas lawmakers are taking another shot at prohibiting private businesses from requiring employees to get COVID-19 vaccines.
The new legislation comes after years of Republican attempts to reign in COVID-related restrictions like mask mandates and vaccine requirements.
Senate Bill 7, by Galveston Republican Sen. Mayes Middleton, offers no exceptions to its proposed ban on vaccine mandates by private businesses and would subject employers to state fines and other actions if they fire or punish employees who refuse the shot. The Senate Health and Human Services Committee quickly passed the bill Tuesday, the second day of a special legislative session.
“It’s about protecting individual liberties and medical freedom for all Texans,” Middleton told the committee. “No one should be forced to make that awful decision between making a living for their family and their health or individual vaccine preference.”
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