Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest executive order bans state agencies from issuing a COVID-19 vaccine passport or requiring proof of vaccination.
He said: “Everyday, Texans are returning to normal life as more people get the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine. But, as I’ve said all along, these vaccines are always voluntary and never forced. Government should not require any Texan to show proof of vaccination and reveal private health information just to go about their daily lives. That is why I have issued an Executive Order that prohibits government-mandated vaccine passports in Texas. We will continue to vaccinate more Texans and protect public health — and we will do so without treading on Texans’ personal freedoms.”
I like this one more than Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s executive order because it covers public entities. DeSantis’s EO covered anyone. If a private business wants to require proof then so be it. You don’t like it then go somewhere else.
HOWEVER. There is a catch in Abbott’s EO:
Any public or private entity that is receiving or will receive public funds through any means, including grants, contracts, loans, or other disbursements of taxpayer money, shall not require a consumer to provide, as a condition of receiving any service or entering any place, documentation regarding the consumer’s vaccination status for any COVID-19 vaccine administered under an emergency use authorization. No consumer may be denied entry to a facility financed in whole or in part by public funds for failure to provide documentation regarding the consumer’s vaccination status for any COVID-19 vaccine administered under an emergency use authorization.
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