HB 1082
school vaccine exemption form, now printable online
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to claiming an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Seal gone, yearly count gone, and the department can’t ask who you are.
The bill makes the school vaccine exemption affidavit easier to get by having the state health department post it as a printable form online and in every school nurse office, instead of mailing it only on written request. It touches parents, guardians and students who claim an exemption from required school immunizations, plus the health department and school nurses. The anti-copy security seal is dropped, the yearly count report to the legislature ends, the department may not ask for or keep personal identifying information on anyone who gets the form, and this starts with the 2025-2026 school year.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Public Health committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB1082 · 2024-11-12
SOLD BY
ITEM
relating to claiming an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment.
WHAT IT DOES
Seal gone, yearly count gone, and the department can’t ask who you are.
The bill makes the school vaccine exemption affidavit easier to get by having the state health department post it as a printable form online and in every school nurse office, instead of mailing it only on written request. It touches parents, guardians and students who claim an exemption from required school immunizations, plus the health department and school nurses. The anti-copy security seal is dropped, the yearly count report to the legislature ends, the department may not ask for or keep personal identifying information on anyone who gets the form, and this starts with the 2025-2026 school year.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Public Health
FILED UNDER
THE TEXT
…“be required to provide any information to obtain a blank affidavit”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill loosens the paperwork around the school vaccine mandate by letting families get the exemption form without giving any information.
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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY
CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY
Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$192,192.00
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$192,192.00
- Cash
- $65,000.00
- Paid by others
- $127,192.00
- Total
- $192,192.00
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Sep 17, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101010834, 101033425, 101040992, 101069649.
Texas Sands PAC$37,000.00
Texas Sands PAC
$37,000.00
- Cash
- $37,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $37,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101012342, 101040992, 101072660.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$192,192.00
- Cash
- $65,000.00
- Paid by others
- $127,192.00
- Total
- $192,192.00
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Sep 17, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101010834, 101033425, 101040992, 101069649.
Texas Sands PAC
$37,000.00
- Cash
- $37,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $37,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101012342, 101040992, 101072660.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
03/07/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 7 2025 2:33PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Public Health · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance
IMMUNIZATIONS
STATE HEALTH SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Text
The text as introduced · 402 words
By: Curry H.B. No. 1082 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to claiming 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 to be used by a person claiming an exemption from a required immunization under this section and make the affidavit form available in a printable format on the department's Internet website and in all school nurse offices. 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. Section 161.0041(b), Health and Safety Code, is repealed. SECTION 3. As soon as practicable 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 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year. SECTION 5. 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.