Bill Text: TX HB1579 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Relating to the definition of first responder for immunization purposes.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 15-3)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-04-16 - Referred to Vet Affairs & Border Security [HB1579 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB1579-Comm_Sub.html

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86R6874 SRA-D
By: Cain, Guillen, Romero, Jr., Frank, H.B. No. 1579
et al.

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the definition of first responder for immunization
purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 161.0001(1-a), Health and Safety Code,
is amended to read as follows:
(1-a) "First responder" means:
(A) any federal, state, local, or private
personnel who may respond to a disaster, including:
(i) public health and public safety
personnel;
(ii) commissioned law enforcement
personnel;
(iii) fire protection personnel, including
volunteer firefighters;
(iv) emergency medical services personnel,
including hospital emergency facility staff;
(v) a member of the National Guard;
(vi) a member of the Texas military forces
as defined by Section 437.001, Government Code [State Guard]; or
(vii) any other worker who responds to a
disaster in the worker's scope of employment; or
(B) any related personnel that provide support
services during the prevention, response, and recovery phases of a
disaster.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.