Breakdowns by county, age, race and disability, plus recommendations to raise vaccination rates.
The bill changes what the Department of State Health Services must put in its every-two-years immunization report to the Legislature. Today the extra details are required only if a public health disaster was declared in the prior two years; this bill makes them required every time, for vaccines against any communicable disease. Each report would have to break down vaccine access by county, age, race, disability and location, measure gaps, estimate the economic benefit of closing them, and recommend legislative action to raise vaccination rates.
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Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 852 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R SB 852 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 7, 2025 and referred to the Senate Health & Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
relating to the content of biennial legislative immunization
reports issued by the Department of State Health Services.
WHAT IT DOES
Breakdowns by county, age, race and disability, plus recommendations to raise vaccination rates.
The bill changes what the Department of State Health Services must put in its every-two-years immunization report to the Legislature. Today the extra details are required only if a public health disaster was declared in the prior two years; this bill makes them required every time, for vaccines against any communicable disease. Each report would have to break down vaccine access by county, age, race, disability and location, measure gaps, estimate the economic benefit of closing them, and recommend legislative action to raise vaccination rates.
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Health & Human Services · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Disabilities, Persons with
Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions
IMMUNIZATIONS
Text
The text as introduced · 247 words
89R377 LRM-F
By: Miles
S.B. No. 2087
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the content of biennial legislative immunization
reports issued by the Department of State Health Services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 161.0074(d), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(d) In [ If a public health disaster was declared under
Chapter 81 during the preceding two years, in ] addition to the
information required under Subsection (c), for immunizations that
immunize an individual against a [ the ] communicable disease
[ subject to the declaration ] the report must:
(1) include information by county on the accessibility
to the immunizations of county residents by age, race, disability,
and geographic location, provided the information does not
personally identify any individual;
(2) identify and assess disparities in access to the
immunizations by age, race, disability, and geographic location,
including an assessment of immunization accessibility in each
county;
(3) include the estimated economic benefit to this
state of reducing disparities in immunization accessibility;
(4) include recommendations for reducing disparities
in immunization accessibility; and
(5) include recommendations for legislative action to
increase immunization rates.
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.