Under Senate Bill 7, which now heads Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk, private employers in Texas can’t require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Any found in violation of the ban would be fined $50,000.
Texas employers found in violation of Senate Bill 7 would be fined $50,000 and face potential injunctive action by the Office of the Attorney General.
The measure, part of a years-long effort by Republicans to do away with restrictions and medical efforts associated with the pandemic, was one ofSen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, said his proposal “protects the individual, their choice” to not get the COVID-19 vaccine. Sen. Kelly Hancock, R-North Richland Hills, voted for SB 7 but expressed apprehension with the fine associated with the bill. He said he supported the $10,000 fine in the
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