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  89R2477 SCL-D     By: Hall S.B. No. 91       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to employer civil liability for a vaccine requirement   imposed on the employer's employees.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Title 4, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is   amended by adding Chapter 100B to read as follows:   CHAPTER 100B. LIABILITY FOR VACCINE REQUIREMENTS           Sec.   100B.001.     EMPLOYER LIABILITY FOR VACCINE   REQUIREMENTS. (a)   Notwithstanding Section 408.001, Labor Code,   and except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, an   employee or the legal representative of an employee who is deceased   or incapacitated may bring an action against the employee's   employer for damages arising from adverse health events that are a   result of the employer's vaccine requirement for employees.           (b)     This section does not apply to an employer that accepts   the following exemptions from the employer's vaccine requirement   for employees:                 (1)     the employee has reasons of conscience, including   a religious belief, that conflict with the requirement; and                 (2)     the vaccination is medically contraindicated   based on the medical opinion of a physician who has examined the   employee.           (c)     A court may award a claimant who prevails in an action   brought under this section reasonable attorney's fees and court   costs.          SECTION 2.  Section 100B.001, Civil Practice and Remedies   Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a cause of action that   accrues on or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  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.