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 | Primary Link | Topic(s) | Bill Status | Summary Sort descending |
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New York | 2021 State Bills New York 2021 A3586 | Privacy | Pending | Establishes the "It's Your Data Act" for the purposes of providing protections and transparency in the collection, use, retention, and sharing of personal information, including biometric data. Biometric information is defined to include DNA. Carries over to 2022. |
New York | 2021 State Bills New York 2021 S4021 | Privacy | Pending | Establishes the "It's Your Data Act" for the purposes of providing protections and transparency in the collection, use, retention, and sharing of personal information, including biometric data. Carries over to 2022. |
New York | 2019 State Bills New York 2019 A7736 | Privacy | Died | Establishes the "It's Your Data Act" for the purposes of providing protections and transparency in the collection, use, retention, and sharing of personal information. Personal information includes biometric information such as DNA. Died. |
California | State StatuteCalifornia: Cal. Health and Safety Code 130200 et seq. | Privacy, Research | Statute | Establishes the Center for Data Insights and Innovation within the California Health and Human Services Agency, and transfer the duties of the Office of Health Information Integrity and the Office of Patient Advocate to the center. Requires the center to: (1) assume responsibility for administering the State Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects; (2) keep all personal information obtained by the center confidential, as specified; and (3) meet various requirements with regard to the disclosure of information, including the development of a comprehensive program regarding the disclosure of information to qualified researchers according to specified data use agreements. |
California | 2020 State Bills California 2020 AB 3215 | Other Topics | Died | Establishes the Commission on the State of Hate. Requires the commission to advise the Legislature, the Governor, and state agencies on, among other things, policy recommendations to promote intersocial education designed to foster mutual respect and understanding among California�s diverse population. Appointees to the commission are comprised of experts in combating hate, intolerance, and discrimination on the basis of various factors such as genetic information. Died. |
Alaska | 2021 State Bills Alaska 2021 SB 116 | Privacy | Died | Establishes the Consumer Data privacy Act. Requires businesses to notify consumers before the collection of personal information. Consumers may opt out of the sale of personal information. Businesses must maintain privacy policies available online describing consumer's privacy rights such as the designated methods in which the consumer can request access or deletion of personal information. Biometric information, including deoxyribonucleic acid, is considered personal information. Carries over to 2022 session. |
Alaska | 2021 State Bills Alaska 2021 HB 159 | Privacy | Died | Establishes the Consumer Data privacy Act. Requires businesses to notify consumers before the collection of personal information. Consumers may opt out of the sale of personal information. Businesses must maintain privacy policies available online describing consumer's privacy rights such as the designated methods in which the consumer can request access or deletion of personal information. Biometric information, including deoxyribonucleic acid, is considered personal information. Carries over to 2022 session. |
Iowa | 2018 State Bills Iowa 2018 HF 2352 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | Establishes the Healthy Iowa program. Residents of the state are entitled to enroll. Discrimination is prohibited with respect to members and providers based on genetic information. Died. |
Maryland | 2019 State Bills Maryland 2019 HB 1087 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | Establishes the Healthy Maryland Program. Requires the Board to establish requirements and standards to consistent with state nondiscrimination laws, including those pertaining to genetic information. Participating providers may not refuse to provide health care services on the basis of genetic information. 3/28/2019 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations. Withdrawn. |
Maryland | 2019 State Bills Maryland 2019 SB 871 | Privacy | Died | Establishes the Healthy Maryland Program. Requires the Board to establish requirements and standards to consistent with state nondiscrimination laws, including those pertaining to genetic information. Participating providers may not refuse to provide health care services on the basis of genetic information. Died. |
Maryland | 2020 State Bills Maryland 2020 HB 1648 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | Establishes the Healthy Maryland Program. Requires the Board to establish requirements and standards to consistent with state nondiscrimination laws, including those pertaining to genetic information. Participating providers may not refuse to provide health care services on the basis of genetic information. Died. |
Maryland | 2020 State Bills Maryland 2020 SB 1064 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | Establishes the Healthy Maryland Program. Requires the Board to establish requirements and standards to consistent with state nondiscrimination laws, including those pertaining to genetic information. Participating providers may not refuse to provide health care services on the basis of genetic information. Died. |
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. |
Washington | 2018 State Bills Washington 2018 SB 5957 | Health Insurance Coverage | Died | Establishes the Healthy Washington program to provide comprehensive universal single-payer health care coverage for all residents of the state. The board of Healthy Washington must create requirements and standards for the program and for health care organizations, care coordinators, and health care providers pertaining to nondiscrimination with respect to members and health care providers on the basis of genetic information. Died. |
New York | 2020 State Bills New York 2020 S9073 | Privacy | Died | Establishes the It's Your Data Act for the purposes of providing protections and transparency in the collection, use, retention, and sharing of personal information. Biometric information, which is defined to include DNA, is considered protected information. Died. |
New York | 2020 State Bills New York 2020 S9073 | Privacy | Died | Establishes the It's Your Data Act to provide protections and transparency in the collection use retention and sharing of personal information. Personal information is defined to include biometric information such as a DNA sequence. Referred to Rules 10/28/2020. Died. |
Minnesota | 2020 State Bills Minnesota 2020 SF 4247 | Privacy | Died | Establishes the Minnesota Consumer Data privacy Act. Gives various rights to consumers regarding personal data. Personal data includes the processing of genetic or biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a person. Places obligations on businesses regarding consumer data. Died. |
Minnesota | 2017 State Bills Minnesota 2017 SF 781 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | Establishes the MinnesotaCare program. A managed care organization that contracts with the Commissioner as part of the program may not discriminate or use any policy that has the effect of discriminating against people on the basis of genetic information. Died. |
New Jersey | 2018 State Bills New Jersey 2018 SJR115 | Other Topics | Died | Establishes the New Jersey Pharmacogenomics Commission. Died. |
New York | 2013 State Bills New York 2013 S2642 | Privacy | Died | Establishes the office of data protection and privacy for intelligence data centers to protect the privacy of personal information and biometric identifiers, including DNA. Died. |
Colorado | 2020 State Bills Colorado 2020 HB 1144 | Privacy | Died | Establishes the parent's bill of rights. Requirements set forth in the bill include parental written consent before any record of a minor child's blood or DNA is made, shared or stored unless required by law or court order. 02/13/2020 House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely. |
Florida | 2020 State Bills Florida 2020 SB 1634 | Privacy | Died | Establishes the parent's bill of rights. Requirements set forth in the bill include parental written consent before any record of a minor child's blood or DNA is made, shared or stored unless required by law or court order. 3/14/20/20 Died in Rules. |
Florida | 2020 State Bills Florida 2020 HB 1059 | Privacy | Died | Establishes the parent's bill of rights. Requirements set forth in the bill include parental written consent before any record of a minor child's blood or DNA is made, shared or stored unless required by law or court order. 3/14/2020 Died in Judiciary. |
Kentucky | 2020 State Bills Kentucky 2020 SB 116 | Privacy | Died | Establishes the parent's bill of rights. Requirements set forth in the bill include parental written consent before any record of a minor child's blood or DNA is made, shared or stored unless required by law or court order. Died. |
Minnesota | 2020 State Bills Minnesota 2020 HF 3645 | Privacy | Died | Establishes the parent's bill of rights. Requirements set forth in the bill include parental written consent before any record of a minor child's blood or DNA is made, shared or stored unless required by law or court order. Died. |
Last updated: February 8, 2024