As the 88th Legislative Session winds down to its final hours, Team TFVC is still diligently advocating for your medical liberty – down to the last minute possible and beyond. Tuesday was the last day for the House to pass bills that originated in the Senate, and SB 177 – The Texas COVID Vaccine Freedom …
Yesterday, on the final day that the Senate was able to debate and pass bills, Texans for Vaccine Choice witnessed its most monumental victory to date. Senator Mayes Middleton laid out and finally passed HB 44, a bill authored on the House side by TFVC Champion Representative Valoree Swanson which prohibits government-contracted doctors from denying …
Contact: [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TEXAS HOUSE REFUSES TO TAKE THE LEAD ON MEDICAL LIBERTY Keller, TX. May 24, 2023 – HB 81 and its companion, SB 177, also known as the “Texas COVID Vaccine Freedom Act” was Representative Brian Harrison’s innovative proposal to recognize and codify Texans’ right to informed consent, and to enumerate how …
The Texas legislature is entering the final stretch, and your lawmakers need to hear from you! TFVC and its army of activists have been very engaged in the legislative process, and the fruits of our labor are already apparent! There are several bills that need to be moved in the next two weeks, or we’ll …
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Below you will find THREE bill lists: Bills We Support, Bills We Oppose, and Bills We Are Watching. Bills on our watch list could later move to our support or oppose lists depending on any amendments that are made during the legislative process. You can click on the bill numbers to read the text of …
Positive Update: Since posting, the Senate decided NOT to concur with the watered down House version of SB 29! No need to continue emailing the Senate asking them not to concur. Stay tuned for next steps once all of the conferees have been announced! SB 29 by Sen. Birdwell is Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick’s priority …
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Today and tomorrow mark the last days that the House and Senate can pass bills on second reading, respectively. TWO TFVC-supported bills are up for floor votes. PLEASE TAKE ACTION TODAY to help get these vital bills over the finish line! Five minutes is all it should take to complete BOTH! ACTION ALERT #1: SB …
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SB 29 by Sen. Birdwell (sponsor: Rep. Lozano) is Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick’s priority legislation to ban COVID mandates and is scheduled for a potential floor vote in the House on Monday, May 22. TFVC supports this protective bill and we are counting on YOU to let our Representatives know that they should vote YES …
HB 44 would end vaccination-related discrimination against pediatric patients covered by Medicaid and CHIP insurance plans. It was passed with bipartisan support out of the full House and the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services. When it reaches the Senate floor, it will need strong support from Senators on both sides of the aisle. …
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SB 493 would allow veterans who were discharged from service for refusing the COVID vaccine to qualify for state veterans’ benefits and is scheduled for a vote in the full House this Friday. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD! Email and Call YOUR State Representative*Use our public House Directory to find contact info for your State Representative. SAMPLE …
As we enter the final two weeks of this record-shattering session, we want to make sure that we don’t rest on our laurels. There are still so many good bills at risk of running out of precious time if action isn’t taken TODAY. If you’ve been 100% plugged in along the way this session, please …
Rep Price authored HB 1105, a bill that would codify the PREP Act – which was intended to be a temporary expansion of pharmacists’ duties to include ordering and administering vaccines for children three and up – into Texas law, which TFVC opposes due to its lack of safeguarding for pediatric patients. In laying his …
Rep. Donna Howard is targeting vulnerable college students with HB 989. During this bill’s hearing, Rep. Howard stated that the bill would require the state to promote increased Gardasil immunization as a means to prevent HPV and cancer on college campuses though this text is not in the bill. If this bill passes, your college …
HB 44 by Rep. Swanson (Senate Sponsor: Sen. Middleton) would protect Medicaid and CHIP patients from discrimination by state-funded doctors based on vaccination status and will be heard in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee THIS Wednesday, May 10, 2023! MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD Participate From Home – TWO WAYS 1- Email the HHS …
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SB 29 by Sen. Birdwell is Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick’s priority legislation to ban COVID mandates and will be heard in the House State Affairs Committee on Wednesday, May 10! If passed, this bill would prohibit any government entity from mandating face coverings, COVID vaccines, or closures of private businesses or public schools in response …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TFVC STATEMENT ON REP. SLATON’S MISCONDUCT COMPLAINTS Keller, TX. May 8, 2023. Texans for Vaccine Choice is deeply disturbed by the recent report from the House Committee on General Investigating on the matter of complaints against Representative Bryan Slaton. We condemn his reprehensible actions in the strongest terms possible and call for …
Rarely do bills experience push back at the stage of the Legislative process called ‘third reading’, but leave it to medical liberty bills to buck the trend! After a drawn-out struggle during second reading (the first time the bill was heard on the House floor) between Rep. Swanson (the bill author) and various other Representatives …
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HB 609 by Rep. Vasut (Senate Sponsor: Mayes Middleton) would free businesses owners from possible civil liabilities if they choose not to comply with mandates and will be heard in the Senate State Affairs Committee THIS Thursday, May 4, 2023! MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD FROM HOME OR IN PERSON: Participate From Home – Email and …
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Several vital pieces of medical liberty legislation have been sent to the House from the Senate. These Senate Bills MUST move out of committee quickly in order to have a chance to fully pass this Session. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD BY CONTACTING THESE TWO KEY COMMITTEE CHAIRS! 1. Public Health – Chairwoman Stephanie Klick: [email protected] SAMPLE …
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Senator Bryan Hughes of SD 1 in Northeast Texas deserves high praise for his efforts to protect your medical liberties this session. As Chair of the Senate Committee on State Affairs, he has moved vital vaccine choice legislation such as SB 29, SB 175, SJR 70 swiftly out of committee. He also personally authored SJR …
Senator Kelly Hancock (SD 9) is a member of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, a powerful Committee when it comes to your medical liberties. As an organ transplant recipient himself, one would expect that Senator Hancock would be sensitive to discrimination against patients seeking life-saving medical care. Instead, during a recent vote …
