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HB 76                                                                                                                         
A message dated April 28 was read stating the Senate passed:                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 76(FIN) am                                                                                            
    "An Act extending the January 15, 2021, governor's declaration of                                                           
    a public health disaster emergency in response to the novel                                                                 
    coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic; approving and                                                                      
    ratifying declarations of a public health disaster emergency;                                                               
    providing for a financing plan; making temporary changes to state                                                           
    law in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in the following areas:                                                            

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    occupational and professional licensing, practice, and billing;                                                             
    telehealth; fingerprinting requirements for health care providers;                                                          
    charitable gaming and online ticket sales; access to federal                                                                
    stabilization funds; wills; unfair or deceptive trade practices;                                                            
    meetings of shareholders; and school operating funds; relating to                                                           
    informed consent for COVID-19 vaccines; relating to personal                                                                
    objections to the administration of COVID-19 vaccines; providing                                                            
    immunity from liability and disciplinary action for occupational                                                            
    licensees for exposure of clients to COVID-19; providing                                                                    
    immunity from liability for persons engaging in business and their                                                          
    employees for exposure of customers to COVID-19; and                                                                        
    providing for an effective date."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
with the following amendment, and it is transmitted for consideration:                                                          
                                                                                                                                
            SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 76(FIN) am S                                                                   
    "An Act extending the January 15, 2021, governor's declaration of                                                           
    a public health disaster emergency in response to the novel                                                                 
    coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic; approving and                                                                      
    ratifying declarations of a public health disaster emergency;                                                               
    providing for a financing plan; making temporary changes to state                                                           
    law in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in the following areas:                                                            
    emergency powers of the governor; emergency powers of the                                                                   
    commissioner of health and social services; occupational and                                                                
    professional licensing, practice, and billing; telehealth; charitable                                                       
    gaming and online ticket sales; access to federal stabilization                                                             
    funds; wills; unfair or deceptive trade practices; school operating                                                         
    funds; workers' compensation; program execution; civil liability;                                                           
    immunity from liability and disciplinary action for occupational                                                            
    licensees for exposure of clients to COVID-19; immunity from                                                                
    liability for persons engaging in business and their employees for                                                          
    exposure of customers to COVID-19; abortion funding; and                                                                    
    personal objections to the administration of COVID-19 vaccines;                                                             
    and providing for an effective date."                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
(SCR 5 - title change resolution)                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 76(FIN) am is under Unfinished Business.