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TABC Announcement, Reminder: Businesses Prohibited From Requiring Customers To Show Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination

Reminder: Businesses Prohibited From Requiring Customers To Show Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission · Texas (State alcoholic-beverage regulator) (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Texas (State alcoholic-beverage regulator) · Texas
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
License condition under Tex. Health & Safety Code § 161.0085(c)
Issued
2021-08-11 Aug. 11, 2021
Effective
2021-06-16 (statute) / 2021-08-11 (reminder; updated August 12, 2021) (read as 2021-06-16)
End
In force through and after September 30, 2021 (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
June 16, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Workplace rulesVaccination or testingOther
Addressees
  • all TABC licensees, permittees and certificate holders
Functions reached
  • BA
  • DR
  • CB
  • OP (compelled operating policy)
Character
context
Collection
State alcoholic-beverage regulators AGY-ST-ALCOHOL

Operative words

state law now prohibits businesses from requiring customers to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination. TABC may require compliance with this law as a condition of holding a license, permit, certificate, or other authorization.... TABC has requested to meet with representatives of businesses where potential noncompliance could be taking place.

Enforcement

License, permit or certificate condition

Notes

A Q3 2021 governmental instrument from the alcohol regulator that limited how licensed venues could conduct commerce (a prohibition on a customer-entry condition), enforced through the license.

Retrieval note

Announcement dated August 11, 2021.