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HB1586 • 2025

Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment.

Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment.

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Hull | McQueeney | Bonnen | Leach | Capriglione
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

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Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment.

Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  7. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  8. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  9. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  10. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  11. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  14. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  16. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  18. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  19. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  21. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  22. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  23. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  24. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  25. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  26. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  27. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  28. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  29. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Health & Human Services

  30. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  31. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  32. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2465

  33. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  34. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  35. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  36. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  37. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Point of order overruled. Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1)

  38. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment fails of adoption. 1-Flores

  39. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2386

  40. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment fails of adoption. 2-Wu

  42. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2387

  43. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  44. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment fails of adoption. 3-Howard

  45. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2388

  46. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  47. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment fails of adoption. 4-Lalani

  48. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2389

  49. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  50. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment fails of adoption. 5-Bucy

  51. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2390

  52. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  53. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  54. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2391

  55. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  56. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  57. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  58. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  59. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  60. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  61. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  62. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  63. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  64. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  65. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  66. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  67. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  68. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Public Health

  69. 2024-12-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 1586 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 1586

AN ACT

relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school

enrollment.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Sections 161.0041(c), (d), and (e), Health and

Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:

(c)
The department shall develop a blank affidavit form for

a person to use in claiming an exemption from a required

immunization under this section and post the affidavit form in a

printable format on the department's Internet website.
A person

claiming an exemption from a required immunization [
under this

section
] may
also
[
only
] obtain the affidavit form by submitting a

written request for the affidavit form to the department.
A person

may not be required to provide any information to obtain a blank

affidavit form under this subsection.

(d) [
The department shall develop a blank affidavit form

that contains a seal or other security device to prevent

reproduction of the form.
] The affidavit form shall contain a

statement indicating that the person or, if a minor, the person's

parent, managing conservator, or guardian understands the benefits

and risks of immunizations and the benefits and risks of not being

immunized.

(e) The department
may
[
shall
] maintain a record of the

total number of
times an
affidavit
form was accessed on the

department's Internet website or requested under Subsection (c)

[
forms sent out each year and shall report that information to the

legislature each year
]. The department may not maintain a record of

any personally identifying information
[
the names
] of individuals

who
download, access,
request
, or submit
an affidavit
form
under

this section.

SECTION 2. Not later than the 30th day after the effective

date of this Act, the Department of State Health Services shall

modify the existing affidavit form required by Section 161.0041,

Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026

school year.

SECTION 4. 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.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1586 was passed by the House on May

14, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 83, Nays 54, 3 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1586 was passed by the Senate on May

25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor