H.B. No. 4535         AN ACT   relating to COVID-19 vaccine administration requirements.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 161, Health and Safety   Code, is amended by adding Section 161.0086 to read as follows:          Sec. 161.0086.  COVID-19 VACCINATION ADMINISTRATION   REQUIREMENTS. (a) In this section:                (1)  "COVID-19" means the 2019 novel coronavirus   disease.                (2)  "Health care provider" means an individual   licensed or otherwise authorized by this state to administer   vaccines.          (b)  Before administering a COVID-19 vaccination to an   individual, a health care provider must obtain the individual's   written informed consent, or if the individual is a minor or lacks   the mental capacity to provide informed consent, the parent,   guardian, or conservator who may provide written informed consent   on the individual's behalf.  The informed consent required under   this section must include an acknowledgment that the individual   providing informed consent received the information sheet   described by Subsection (c).          (c)  The department shall develop a standardized information   sheet that includes information on:                (1)  the benefits and risks associated with COVID-19   vaccination, including potential side effects;                (2)  the expedited manner in which the COVID-19 vaccine   was developed;                (3)  whether long-term scientific studies have been   performed on the COVID-19 vaccine;                 (4)  whether manufacturers of the COVID-19 vaccine are   subject to civil liability for any injuries caused by the vaccine;   and                (5)  the federal Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting   System, including clear instructions for reporting any   vaccine-related injury or reaction.          (d)  The appropriate licensing authority may impose   disciplinary action on a health care provider who administers a   COVID-19 vaccination in violation of this section in the same   manner and using the same procedures as the authority uses to impose   disciplinary action on a provider who violates the authority's   licensing or other regulatory laws or rules.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 4535 was passed by the House on May   15, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 92, Nays 45, 3 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 4535 was passed by the Senate on May   25, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 23, Nays 8.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor