Genome Statute and Legislation Database
The Genome Statute and Legislation Database is comprised of state statutes and bills introduced during the 2002-2024 U.S. state legislative sessions.
State Sort ascending | Primary Link | Topic(s) | Bill Status | Summary |
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New Mexico | 2019 State Bills New Mexico 2019 SB 24 | Employment Nondiscrimination | Died | Creates the Workplace Harassment Prevention and Education Section of the Human Rights Bureau. The section is responsible for enforcing unlawful workplace harassment policies, including those that pertain to harassment based on genetic information. Died. |
New Mexico | 2021 State Bills New Mexico 2021 SB 408 | Employment Nondiscrimination, Other Topics, Privacy | Died | Establishes that every person, whether a minor or an adult, has the right of bodily integrity and the freedom to assert that right. A person may not be discriminated agains or denied public accommodation, housing accommodation, employment, government services or any other services offered to the general public or otherwise penalized for the assertion of the right of bodily integrity, including the right not to provide samples of bodily fluids, bodily tissue or genetic material. Died. |
New Mexico | State StatuteNew Mexico: NMSA 24-21-1 et seq. | Employment Nondiscrimination, Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination, Privacy, Research | Statute | The statutes contain provisions on the acquisition, collection, retention, transmission or use of genetic information. Consent requirements provide an exemption (1) if DNA, genetic information or results of genetic analysis are not identified with the person or person's family members or (2) for the purpose of medical or scientific research and education (including retention of gene products, genetic information or genetic analysis if the identity of the person or person's family members is not disclosed.) Discrimination by an insurer against a person or his/her family member based on genetic analysis, genetic information or genetic propensity is prohibited. Life, disability income or long-term care insurance are exempt if use is based on sound actuarial principles or related to actual or reasonably anticipated experience. Upon request a persons genetic information or samples must be promptly destroyed with some exceptions, including if retention is authorized under a research protocol approved by an institution review board pursuant to federal law. It is unlawful for a person to use genetic information in employment or recruiting. A person whose rights under the provisions of the Genetic Information privacy Act have been violated may bring a civil action for damages or other relief. |
New Jersey | 2018 State Bills New Jersey 2018 A4640 | Privacy | Died | This bill sets forth privacy protections for personally identifiable information collected by businesses. Personally identifiable information includes biometric data such as DNA. Died. |
New Jersey | 2020 State Bills New Jersey 2020 A4892 | Employment Nondiscrimination | Died | Creates the State Anti-Harassment and Workplace Discrimination Act. Declares that it is an unlawful employment practice and unlawful discrimination, for any person, whether an employee or applicant for employment, or intern or volunteer, in any State agency or Gubernatorial Transition Office, or person doing business with the State to discriminate against or harass an employee or applicant for employment, or intern or volunteer, based upon certain protected categories, genetic information. Died. |
New Jersey | 2018 State Bills New Jersey 2018 S104 | Employment Nondiscrimination | Enacted | Amends employment discrimination law. Prohibits employers from paying any of its employees who are a members of a protected class at a rate of compensation, including benefits, which is less than the rate paid by the employer to employees who are not members of the protected class for substantially similar work, when viewed as a composite of skill, effort and responsibility. Member of a protected class is defined an employee who has one or more characteristics, including genetic information, for which the law prohibits discrimination in employment. 4/24/2018 Approved P.L.2018, c.9. |
New Jersey | 2018 State Bills New Jersey 2018 AJR181 | Other Topics | Died | Establishes New Jersey Pharmacogenomics Commission. Died. |
New Jersey | 2020 State Bills New Jersey 2020 AJR 155 | Other Topics | Died | Establishes New Jersey Pharmacogenomics Commission. Died. |
New Jersey | 2018 State Bills New Jersey 2018 S3153 | Privacy | Died | This bill sets forth privacy protections for personally identifiable information collected by businesses. Personally identifiable information includes biometric data such as DNA. Died. |
New Jersey | 2020 State Bills New Jersey 2020 S1136 | Other Topics | Died | Prohibits discrimination in health programs or activities based on certain factors, including genetic information. Died. |
New Jersey | 2007 State Bills New Jersey 2007 A4170 | Employment Nondiscrimination | Died | This bill prohibits employers from (1) seeking to obtain or use a genetic test or genetic information, (2) requiring a genetic test or genetic information, (3) accessing or requesting or requiring consent to access genetic information, (4) requesting or requiring a genetic test from an individual or family member, or (5) inquiring about whether an individual or family member has taken or refused to take a genetic test. Civil penalties are set forth for violations. Measure failed. |
New Jersey | 2018 State Bills New Jersey 2018 SJR115 | Other Topics | Died | Establishes the New Jersey Pharmacogenomics Commission. Died. |
New Jersey | 2020 State Bills New Jersey 2020 S2069 | Privacy | Died | Exempts certain health information, including genetic information, contained in 9-1-1 calls from definition of government record. Died. |
New Jersey | 2013 State Bills New Jersey 2013 A 4306 | Privacy | Died | This bill sets forth requirements for government collection of biometric identifiers, including DNA. No governmental entity shall obtain a biometric identifier of an individual without authorization of the individual, with some exceptions such as law enforcement. Died. |
New Jersey | 2019 State Bills New Jersey 2019 A5510 | Privacy | Died | Expands the state law on discrimination by prohibiting any entity that operates a health program or activity from: 1. Excluding participation in, deny the benefits of, or otherwise discriminate under any health program or activity on the basis of an individual�s genetic information or 2. Aiding or perpetuating discrimination against any person by providing significant assistance to any entity or person that discriminates on the basis of genetic information. Died. |
New Jersey | 2020 State Bills New Jersey 2020 S269 | Privacy | Died | Requires certain businesses to notify data subjects of collection of personally identifiable information and establishes certain security standards. Personally identifiable information is defined to include biometric information such as DNA. Died. |
New Jersey | State StatuteNew Jersey: NJS 17B:30-12 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination | Statute | No person may discriminate against an individual based on genetic information or the refusal of a genetic test with respect to hospital confinement or other supplemental limited benefit insurance. No person may make or permit any unfair discrimination against an individual in the application of the results of a genetic test or genetic information with respect to life insurance, including credit life insurance, an annuity, disability income insurance contract or credit accident insurance coverage, and, if results of a genetic test as permitted by these entities, the insurer must notify the individual who is the subject of the test that it is required and obtain the individual's prior written informed consent. The insurance commissioner has the authority to enforce these provisions. |
New Jersey | 2014 State Bills New Jersey 2014 A 191 | Privacy | Died | Prohibits governmental collection of biometric identifiers without consent, including DNA. Died. |
New Jersey | New Jersey SB 2542 | Coverage and reimbursement | Introduced | Requires health_insurance_coverage of preimplantation genetic testing with in vitro fertilization under certain conditions. |
New Jersey | 2019 State Bills New Jersey 2019 A5804 | Privacy | Died | Establishes personal property rights to DNA samples and genetic information resulting from DNA analysis. Requires consent for use of samples and information from person sampled or analyzed. Died. |
New Jersey | 2020 State Bills New Jersey 2020 S 3078 | Employment Nondiscrimination | Died | Creates the State Anti-Harassment and Workplace Discrimination Act. Declares that it is an unlawful employment practice and unlawful discrimination, for any person, whether an employee or applicant for employment, or intern or volunteer, in any State agency or Gubernatorial Transition Office, or person doing business with the State to discriminate against or harass an employee or applicant for employment, or intern or volunteer, based upon certain protected categories, genetic information. Died. |
New Jersey | State StatuteNew Jersey: NJS 10:5-43 et seq. | Privacy, Research | Statute | A person may not (1) obtain genetic information from an individual or from an individual's DNA sample or (2) retain an individuals genetic information without prior informed consent with some exceptions, including for anonymous research where the identity of the subject will not be released. A DNA sample from an individual who is the subject of a research project must be destroyed promptly upon completion of the project or withdrawal of the individual from the project unless consent to retain the sample is provided. Additional provisions address retention and disclosure. The statutes set forth civil and criminal penalties for violations. |
New Jersey | 2017 State Bills New Jersey 2017 A2073 | Privacy | Died | Makes confidential any part of a 9-1-1 audio recording or transcript that discloses a person's health status, medical conditions, health care services or treatments, medical history, genetic information, or current health insurance plan information by excluding it from the definition of a government record. Died. |
New Jersey | New Jersey SB 2987 | Coverage and reimbursement | Introduced | Requires health_insurance_coverage of prenatal genetic test during first trimester of pregnancy. |
New Jersey | 2019 State Bills New Jersey 2019 S3813 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | Expands the state law on discrimination by prohibiting any entity that operates a health program or activity from: 1. Excluding participation in, deny the benefits of, or otherwise discriminate under any health program or activity on the basis of an individual�s genetic information or 2. Aiding or perpetuating discrimination against any person by providing significant assistance to any entity or person that discriminates on the basis of genetic information. Died. |
New Jersey | 2020 State Bills New Jersey 2020 SJR 25 | Other Topics | Died | Establishes New Jersey Pharmacogenomics Commission. Died. |
New Jersey | State StatuteNew Jersey: NJS 10:5-5 and 10:5-12(a) | Employment Nondiscrimination | Statute | It is an unlawful employment practice to refuse to hire or employ or to bar or to discharge or require to retire from employment such individual or to discriminate against such individual in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment based on genetic information or because of the refusal to submit to a genetic test. |
New Jersey | 2017 State Bills New Jersey 2017 A4945 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | Establishes the Healthy New Jersey Program. Prohibits discrimination with respect to members and health care providers based on genetic information. Died. |
New Jersey | New Jersey AB 4206 | Coverage and reimbursement | Introduced | Requires health_insurance_coverage of prenatal genetic test during first trimester of pregnancy. |
New Jersey | 2020 State Bills New Jersey 2020 A1170 | Privacy | Died | Makes DNA samples and genetic information resulting from DNA analysis property of the person sampled or analyzed. Died. |
New Jersey | 2021 State Bills New Jersey 2021 A5354 | Employment Nondiscrimination, Other Topics | Died | Requires adoption of and training on anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policy by certain campaign committees. Protected category includes genetic information. Died. |
New Jersey | State StatuteNew Jersey: NJS 17:48-6.18, 17:48A-6.11, 17:48E-15.2, 17B-26-3.2, … | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Statute | Individual or group hospital service corporations and individual or group medical or health service corporations providing hospital or medical expense benefits, individual health insurance policies, group health insurance policies, and contracts for health care services may not exclude any person or eligible dependent or establish any rates or terms on the basis of any genetic characteristic. |
New Jersey | 2017 State Bills New Jersey 2017 S2909 | Employment Nondiscrimination | Died | A person may not refuse to refer a job seeker for employment or to discriminate against a job seeker in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment to which the job seeker is referred because of certain characteristics, including genetic information. Died. |
New Jersey | New Jersey AB 5473 | Coverage and reimbursement | Introduced | Requires health insurers to cover additional mammogram examinations and genetic testing and counseling under certain circumstances. |
New Jersey | 2020 State Bills New Jersey 2020 A2216 | Other Topics | Died | Prohibits discrimination in health programs or activities based on certain factors, including genetic information. Died. |
New Jersey | 2021 State Bills New Jersey 2021 A6080 | Privacy | Died | Prohibits a teaching staff member employed by a board of education from inputting the individually identifiable health information of a student or members of a student�s family, or conversations concerning such information, into a third party software application managed by an entity that engages in partisan political activity. The bill defines individually identifiable health information as any information, including genetic or vaccination information, relating to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual that either identifies the individual or could reasonably be used to identify the individual. Died. |
New Jersey | State StatuteNew Jersey: NJS 17B-27-54, 17B-27-57 17B-27-64, 17B:27A-2 and 17B:… | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Statute | A group health plan may not establish rules for eligibility or continued eligibility based on health status-related factors, including genetic information, or impose a pre-existing condition exclusion based on genetic information in the absence of a diagnosis. Health status-related factor also is defined to include genetic information applicable to sections 1 to 15 of chapter 17B:27A, and the definition of pre-existing condition excludes genetic information in the absence of a diagnosis under provisions applicable to small employer health benefit plans. |
New Jersey | 2017 State Bills New Jersey 2017 S3606 | Privacy | Died | Makes confidential any part of a 9-1-1 audio recording or transcript that discloses a person's health status, medical conditions, health care services or treatments, medical history, genetic information, or current health insurance plan information by excluding it from the definition of a government record. Died. |
New Jersey | 2020 State Bills New Jersey 2020 A4462 | Employment Nondiscrimination | Died | Declares that it is an unlawful employment practice for an employer based on certain factors to require an employee who is the parent or legal guardian of a school aged child to be physically present for work, when that work can be performed remotely, during the public health emergency and state of emergency declared by the Governor. Specified factors include genetic information or the refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available the results of a genetic test. Died. |
New Jersey | 2021 State Bills New Jersey 2021 S4199 | Privacy | Died | Prohibits a teaching staff member employed by a board of education from inputting the individually identifiable health information of a student or members of a student�s family, or conversations concerning such information, into a third party software application managed by an entity that engages in partisan political activity. The bill defines individually identifiable health information as any information, including genetic or vaccination information, relating to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual that either identifies the individual or could reasonably be used to identify the individual. Died. |
New Jersey | 2018 State Bills New Jersey 2018 A2145 | Other Topics | Died | Requires testing of infants for genetic mutations associated with the development of hereditary hemochromatosis. Died. |
New Jersey | 2020 State Bills New Jersey 2020 A4697 | Health Insurance Coverage | Died | Requires a hospital service corporation that provides hospital or medical expense benefits to provide coverage for screening to determine whether genetic counseling related to the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutations is indicated; genetic counseling; and if indicated, BRCA testing. Died. |
New Hampshire | State StatuteNew Hampshire: NHS 141-H:1, 141-H:2, and 141:H-6 | Privacy | Statute | No individual or his/her family member may be required to undergo genetic testing as a condition of doing business with another person. Genetic testing may not be performed on any individual or anywhere on any resident of the state based on bodily materials obtained within the state without prior written and informed consent with some exceptions. Additional provisions address disclosure of results. The statutes establish a right to civil action by aggrieved individuals. |
New Hampshire | 2019 State Bills New Hampshire 2019 SB 316 | Privacy | Died | Prohibits information or service providers from directly or indirectly transferring, disclosing or otherwise making available to any person or government any personal information, including genetic profiles and DNA/RNA, related to individuals without written consent. Died. |
New Hampshire | New Hampshire SB 240 | Genetic data storage/privacy/sharing (medicine) | Approved | Relative to conditions for genetic testing. |
New Hampshire | 2014 State Bills New Hampshire 2014 HB 1262 | Privacy | Died | This bill restricts the collection, storage, and sharing of student assessment data by the United States Department of Education and the New Hampshire department of education. Student assessment data includes biometric information, which is defined to include DNA. As of October 30, 2014, Interim Study Report: Not Recommended for Legislation in 2014 (Vote 15-0). |
New Hampshire | State StatuteNew Hampshire: NHS 141-H:1, 141-H:3, and 141:H-6 | Employment Nondiscrimination | Statute | No employer, labor organization, employment agency, or licensing agency may (1) solicit, require or administer genetic testing, or (2) affect the terms, conditions, or privileges of, or terminate employment, membership, or licensure based on genetic testing. A person may not sell or provide to these entities any genetic testing relating to an existing or prospective employee, member or licensee unless for the purpose of workers compensation or biomonitoring of workplace toxins and with informed consent. The statutes establish a right to civil action by aggrieved individuals. |
New Hampshire | 2020 State Bills New Hampshire 2020 HB 1417 | Privacy | Died | Prohibits private entities from requiring an individual to disclose or provide biometric data, including DNA, as a condition of doing business with, engaging in any business activity or relationship with, or obtaining services from that private entity, unless the good, service, or activity provided by the private entity cannot be provided without the collection of biometric information from an individual. A private entity may not collect, use, or retain the biometric information of an individual without the individual's consent and shall not condition access to its good, service, or activity on the provision of biometric data. Died. |
New Hampshire | 2014 State Bills New Hampshire 2014 HB 1586 | Privacy | Died | This bill establishes procedures for protecting the privacy of student and teacher personally-identifiable data, including DNA. As of October 30, 2014, Interim Study Report: Recommended for Legislation in 2014 (Vote 15-0). |
New Hampshire | State StatuteNew Hampshire: NHS 141-H:1, 141-H:4, and 141:H-6 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Statute | A health insurer in connection with providing health insurance may not (1) require or request an individual or family member to undergo genetic testing, whether a test was taken or the results of the testing, (2) condition the provision of health_insurance_coverage or health care benefits on whether an individual or family member has undergone genetic testing or the results of the testing, or (3) consider in the determination of rates or any other aspect of health_insurance_coverage or benefits whether an individual or family member has undergone genetic testing or the results of the testing. The statutes establish a right to civil action by aggrieved individuals. |
Last updated: February 8, 2024