State Rep. Harrison: Texans Still Have No Protection from Being Fired if Not Vaccinated

"I will continue to file the Texas COVID Vaccine Freedom Act every special session even if the Governor does not add it to the call. Medical freedom is worth fighting for.”

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Yesterday, on the first day of bill filing for the 1^st Special Session of the Texas 88th Legislature, State Representative Brian Harrison re-introduced his "Texas COVID Vaccine Freedom Act" to comprehensively ban all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Texas. The Texas House of Representatives, during the Regular Session, failed to bring to the floor a single bill to ban all COVID-19 mandates in the State of Texas.
Background:

Employers throughout Texas, such as CVS and virtually all healthcare entities, still require COVID-19 vaccines for employment. Without a state law banning these mandates, Texans have no protection and will continue to be fired if not vaccinated.

Representative Harrison filed the Texas COVID Vaccine Freedom Act in October 2021, hours after being sworn into office, and again in November 2022. His bill would ban all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Texas by confirming the rights of Texans to give informed consent before receiving this medical treatment, making it illegal to administer a COVID-19 vaccine without receiving informed consent, and protecting employees from being fired for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine.

The bill garnered wide support among the public, stakeholders, and his colleagues. After passing the Senate Chamber (20-11 vote) and the House Public Health Committee (10-1 vote) with bi-partisan support, the bill was prevented from even getting to the House floor for a debate.  

The Texas COVID Vaccine Freedom Act is one of many conservative priorities to not get a vote by the Texas House of Representatives this session.