Comptroller Huffines bars vaccine-passport-requiring businesses from state contracts

Who's involved

• Don HuffinesTexas Comptroller of Public Accounts

The facts

• Huffines' order bars businesses requiring COVID-19 vaccination proof from receiving Comptroller contracts or grants.^{1 2} Stated by 2 sources
• The order requires contractors and grantees to certify compliance with Texas Health and Safety Code Section 161.0085.^{1 2} Stated by 2 sources
• The Comptroller's office will incorporate the vaccine passport certification into future solicitations and agreements.^{1 2} Stated by 2 sources
• The agency is writing immediate-termination authority into agreements to enforce the certification.^{1 2} Stated by 2 sources

Who said what

These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.

• Don Huffines Government has no authority to demand medical papers from Texans for basic services.^{1 2}
• Don Huffines Forcing disclosure of private health information to receive state help is an outrageous invasion of privacy.^{1 2}
• Don Huffines This order restores liberty taken from Texans during COVID, one mandate at a time.^{1 2}