The Office of the Texas Comptroller Don Huffines has issued an executive order barring any business that demands proof of COVID-19 vaccination or recovery from its customers from receiving a Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts contract or grant.

Under the order, every contractor and grantee must certify that it complies with Section 161. 0085, Texas Health and Safety Code, and does not require customers to show COVID-19 vaccination or post-transmission recovery documentation to enter, gain access to, or receive service from its business.

Texas law already makes a business that imposes such a requirement ineligible to receive a grant or enter into a contract payable with state funds.