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 descending | Primary Link | Topic(s) | Bill Status | Summary |
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Maine | 2017 State Bills Maine 2017 LD 1476 | Health Insurance Coverage | Died | As introduced, a health plan must provide coverage for risk assessment for a BRCA gene mutation and genetic counseling or testing, if necessary. Died. |
Maryland | 2014 State Bills Maryland 2014 HB 906 | Other Topics | Died | Authorizes a person to advertise for, solicit business in the State for, offer, or perform direct to consumer genetic testing only if certain conditions are met. Died. |
Maryland | State StatuteMaryland: Md. Health 17�215 | Other Topics | Statute | A person who directly or indirectly advertises or solicits business for diagnostic laboratory tests or procedures is a covered entity under HIPAA and must make certain disclosures. The law does not apply to germline genetic or genomic testing for the analysis, diagnosis or prediction of human disease. |
Maryland | 2020 State Bills Maryland 2020 HB 340 | Privacy | Died | Amends the definition of biometric information under the Maryland Data privacy act. The definition of biometric information referring to a genetic print is stricken. The revised definition of biometric information includes physiological, biological, or behavioral characteristics, including an individual's DNA, that can be used singly, in combination with each other, or with other identifying data to establish individual identity. Died. |
Maryland | 2020 State Bills Maryland 2020 SB 957 | Privacy | Died | Requires certain businesses that collect a consumer's personal information, including biometric information such as an individual's DNA, to provide certain clear and conspicuous notices to the consumer at or before the point of collection. Authorizes a consumer to submit a certain request for information to a business that collects the consumer's personal information. Requires a business to comply with a request for information within 45 days after receiving a request. Died. |
Maryland | 2017 State Bills Maryland 2017 SB 525 | Privacy | Died | Requires a business, when destroying an employee's or a former employee's records that contain personal information, including a genetic print, to take steps to protect against unauthorized access to or use of the information. States when a business that owns, licenses, or maintains computerized data containing personal information must investigate a security breach. Died. |
Maryland | 2019 State Bills Maryland 2019 HB 697 | Health Insurance Coverage | Enacted | The provision in the original version of the bill pertaining to the use of genetic information by carriers was amended. The enacted legislation establishes a workgroup on maintaining the protections established by the Affordable Care Act. May 13, 2019 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 418. Effective June 1, 2019. |
Maryland | 2009 State Bills Maryland 2009 SB 57 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | This bill provides an individual with a right to civil if the state genetic nondiscrimination insurance statutes are violated. Measure failed. |
Maryland | 2019 State Bills Maryland 2019 SB 556 | Employment Nondiscrimination | Died | Requires managers and supervisors in the Legislative and Executive branches of State government to immediately report certain incidents of workplace bullying, including bullying based on genetic information. 3/11/2019 Unfavorable Report by Finance; Withdrawn. |
Maryland | 2014 State Bills Maryland 2014 SB 227 | Other Topics | Died | Repeals a prohibition on advertising for or soliciting business related to direct to consumer genetic testing in the State. Died. |
Maryland | State StatuteMaryland: Md. Health 19-214.1 | Other Topics | Statute | Prohibits a hospital from withholding financial assistance or from denying a patient's application for financial assistance based on genetic information. |
Maryland | 2020 State Bills Maryland 2020 HB 784 | Privacy | Died | Requires certain businesses that collect a consumer's personal information, including biometric information such as an individual's DNA, to provide certain clear and conspicuous notices to the consumer at or before the point of collection. Authorizes a consumer to submit a certain request for information to a business that collects the consumer's personal information. Requires a business to comply with a request for information within 45 days after receiving a request. Died. |
Maryland | 2021 State Bills Maryland 2021 HB 1256 | Other Topics | Died | Requires the Maryland Department of Health to do the following: (1) by January 1, 2023, develop gene sequence and customer screening guidelines for gene synthesis providers and manufacturers of gene synthesis equipment that include certain requirements; (2) develop a process to certify that gene synthesis providers and manufacturers of gene synthesis equipment are in compliance with the guidelines requiring, on or after January 1, 2024, the Department to certify certain gene synthesis providers and equipment manufacturers. Gene synthesis provider does not include a research scientist making gene synthesis products for the research scientist's own use or for use by another research scientist. In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor. Died. |
Maryland | 2017 State Bills Maryland 2017 SB 660 | Research | Died | Requiring hospital administrators to provide patients with a specified patient's bill of rights. The bill of rights addresses patient participation in research. Died. |
Maryland | 2019 State Bills Maryland 2019 SB 495 | Other Topics | Enacted | A person who directly or indirectly advertises or solicits business for diagnostic laboratory tests or procedures is a covered entity under HIPAA and must make certain disclosures. The law does not apply to germline genetic or genomic testing for the analysis, diagnosis or prediction of human disease. May 13, 2019 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 413. Effective October 1, 2019. |
Maryland | 2010 State Bills Maryland 2010 HB 1351 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | This bill amends provisions of law that relate to the use of genetic tests and genetic information by an insurer, nonprofit health service plan, or health maintenance organization. The bill also amends provisions related to the use of genetic information in disability insurance, longterm care insurance, or life insurance. Measure failed. |
Maryland | 2019 State Bills Maryland 2019 SB 613 | Privacy | Died | Enacts the Online Consumer Protection Act. Defines biometric information to include an individual's DNA. Died. |
Maryland | 2014 State Bills Maryland 2014 SB 387 | Privacy | Died | Allows the Motor Vehicle Administration to offer enhanced identification. An individual who applies for enhanced identification may be asked to provide biometric identification, which is defined to include DNA. Died. |
Maryland | State StatuteMaryland: Md. Insurance Code 15-509 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Statute | Insurers, nonprofit health service plans and health maintenance organizations, may seek verification from health care providers that offer wellness programs about health factors that make it unreasonably difficult or medically inadvisable for an individual to satisfy or attempt to satisfy an otherwise applicable standard to qualify for a reward of the wellness program. Health factors are defined to include genetic information. |
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. |
Maryland | 2021 State Bills Maryland 2021 HB 148 | Privacy | Died | Amends statute requiring a business that maintains personal information of an individual residing in the State to implement and maintain certain security procedures and practices. The bill adds the following to the definition of personal information: genetic information with respect to an individual, including the genetic sample of an individual; the genetic test of an individual; the genetic test of an individual's family member; the manifestation of a disease or disorder in a family member of an individual; any request for and receipt of genetic counseling, or genetic education; and any information derived from genetic information with respect to an individual. In the Senate - First Reading Finance. Died. |
Maryland | 2018 State Bills Maryland 2018 HB 1516 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | Establishing Healthy Maryland as a public corporation and a unit of State government to provide comprehensive universal health coverage for every Maryland resident. The Health Maryland Board must develop rules to promote nondiscrimination with respect to genetic information among members and providers. Died. |
Maryland | 2019 State Bills Maryland 2019 SB 868 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Enacted | The provision in the original version of the bill pertaining to the use of genetic information by carriers was amended. The enacted legislation establishes a workgroup on maintaining the protections established by the Affordable Care Act. May 13, 2019 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 417. Effective October 1, 2019. |
Maryland | 2010 State Bills Maryland 2010 HB 504 | Employment Nondiscrimination | Died | This bill amends the employment discrimination law to state that an unlawful employment practice is established, including discrimination based on genetic information, when the complainant demonstrates that genetic information was a motivating factor for any employment practice even though other factors motivated the practice. Measure failed. |
Maryland | 2019 State Bills Maryland 2019 SB 786 | Privacy | Died | A business that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information such as genetic information of an individual must conduct a reasonable and prompt investigation upon the breach of the security of a system. April 3, 2019 Unfavorable Report by Finance. |
Last updated: February 8, 2024