Assigned to Committee Authored by Kevin Sparks (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to an exemption from certain immunization requirements for medical and veterinary students. Initially Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House Public Health Committee, chaired by a Republican
SB 2119 grants medical and veterinary students a conscientious exemption from required immunizations. Students declining vaccines for personal or religious reasons must submit a notarized affidavit within 90 days of enrollment.
Co-authors: Hall (R); Hughes (R)
Mar 10, 2025
(S) Sparks signed onto the bill as Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed
Mar 24, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Health & Human Services, chaired by a Republican
Apr 8, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
Apr 15, 2025
(S) Hughes signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized
Apr 16, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee (S) Reported favorably as substituted (S) Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 22, 2025
(S) Hall signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized
Apr 30, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar
May 5, 2025
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Record vote (S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
20250505_SB2119_E: Yea 19 (R 19, D 0) - Nay 12 (R 1, D 11)
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(S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed
May 7, 2025
(H) Received from the Senate
May 8, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Public Health, chaired by a Republican
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Craig Holzheauser for Texas Association of City and Council Health Officials (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Steven Deline for self
For
(Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Carole Widmann for self (with True Texas Project) (Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Dan Chandler for self (Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Fran Rhodes for self (with True Texas Project) (Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Jackie Schlegel for self (with Texans For Medical Freedom) (Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Julie McCarty for self (with True Texas Project) (Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Michelle Evans for self (with Texans for Vaccine Choice) (Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Rebecca Hardy for self (with Texans for Vaccine Choice) (Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Sheila Hemphill for self (with Texas Right To Know, Texas Hemp Industries Association) (Tue 4/8/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Shelia Franklin for self (with True Texas Project) (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Debbie Lindstrom for self (with Citizens Defending Freedom) (Tue 4/8/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Tara Schulte for self (with Citizens Defending Freedom)
