The Texas Senate today passed its version of House Bill 1105
by Rep. Four Price, sponsored by Sen. Lois Kolkhorst. This important
legislation would maintain pharmacies as access points for childhood
vaccines by allowing pharmacy professionals to maintain the expanded
vaccination authority granted by the federal PREP Act during the
pandemic.
Since the Senate added other
amendments related to COVID-19 to the bill already passed by the Texas
House of Representatives, the House and Senate will now work to
reconcile the differences.