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On the heels of Florida’s highly publicized COVID-19 vaccine passport ban, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Tuesday via Twitter that he too had signed a law banning Texas businesses from requiring vaccine passports under certain circumstances. Passed during the concluding days of this year’s legislative session, Senate Bill 968 mirrors an earlier Executive Order by the governor. It includes language banning businesses in the state from requiring proof of the vaccine from their
customers but does
not mention employees and employers. This is obviously an important distinction for Texas employers, particularly in view of the well-publicized vaccination requirement that Houston Methodist is enforcing among with workforce. Below are two main takeaways that every employer should know about the Texas vaccine passport ban.