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SB623 • 2025

Relating to the authority of a pharmacist to determine whether to administer a vaccine, including a COVID-19 vaccine.

Relating to the authority of a pharmacist to determine whether to administer a vaccine, including a COVID-19 vaccine.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Schwertner
Last action
2025-04-15
Official status
04/15/2025 S Left pending in committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the authority of a pharmacist to determine whether to administer a vaccine, including a COVID-19 vaccine.

Relating to the authority of a pharmacist to determine whether to administer a vaccine, including a COVID-19 vaccine.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the authority of a pharmacist to determine whether to administer a vaccine, including a COVID-19 vaccine.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  2. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  3. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  4. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  6. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  8. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Health & Human Services

  9. 2024-12-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  10. 2024-12-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the authority of a pharmacist to determine whether to administer a vaccine, including a COVID-19 vaccine.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) SB 623 - Introduced version - Bill Text

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.