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  89R4827 BEE-D     By: Schwertner S.B. No. 623       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the authority of a pharmacist to determine whether to   administer a vaccine, including a COVID-19 vaccine.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 551.006, Occupations Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 551.006.  EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY. Notwithstanding any   other law, a pharmacist has the exclusive authority to determine   whether or not to :                 (1)   dispense a drug ; or                 (2)     administer a vaccine, including a COVID-19   vaccine .          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.