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 |
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Minnesota | 2019 State Bills Minnesota 2019 HF 2917 | Privacy | Died | Businesses must conduct risk assessments of processing activities that involve sensitive consumer data, including genetic data. Died. |
Minnesota | 2019 State Bills Minnesota 2019 SF 1883 | Other Topics | Died | Establishes a pharmacogenetics task force. Died. |
Minnesota | 2019 State Bills Minnesota 2019 SF 2912 | Privacy | Died | Businesses must conduct risk assessments of processing activities that involve sensitive consumer data, including genetic data. Died. |
Minnesota | 2020 State Bills Minnesota 2020 HF 3096 | Privacy | Died | Establishes requirements with regard to collection, sale of, and access to personal information by businesses. Personal information is defined to include genetic information. 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. |
Minnesota | 2020 State Bills Minnesota 2020 HF 3936 | Privacy | Died | The controller of a legal entity that conducts business in the state may not process sensitive data concerning a consumer without obtaining the consumer's consent, or, in the case of the processing of personal data concerning a known child, without obtaining consent from the child's parent or lawful guardian, in accordance with the children's online privacy protection act requirements. Sensitive data is defined to include genetic or biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a person. The law does not apply to various types of information and entities such as protected health information under HIPAA and identifiable private information according to federal policy for the protection of human subjects. Died. |
Minnesota | 2020 State Bills Minnesota 2020 SF 3513 | 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 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. |
Mississippi | 2007 State Bills Mississippi 2007 HB 233 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | This bill creates the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance Act, which prohibits health benefits plans from denying, refusing or canceling health insurance benefits or coverage on the basis of genetic information or a request or receipt of genetic services. The bill also prohibits health benefit plan insurers from requesting or requiring a genetic test and from disclosing genetic information without prior written authorization. Penalties for violations are set forth. Measure failed. |
Mississippi | 2007 State Bills Mississippi 2007 HB 266 | Employment Nondiscrimination | Died | This bill prohibits employers from using genetic testing for discriminatory purposes. Civil and criminal penalties for violations are set forth. Measure failed. |
Mississippi | 2008 State Bills Mississippi 2008 HB 364 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Privacy | Died | This bill creates the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance Act, which prohibits health benefits plans from denying, refusing or canceling health insurance benefits or coverage on the basis of genetic information or a request or receipt of genetic services. The bill also prohibits health benefit plan insurers from requesting or requiring a genetic test and from disclosing genetic information without prior written authorization. Penalties for violations are set forth. Measure failed. |
Mississippi | 2009 State Bills Mississippi 2009 HB 402 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | This bill creates the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance Act, which prohibits health benefits plans from denying, refusing or canceling health insurance benefits or coverage on the basis of genetic information or a request or receipt of genetic services. The bill also prohibits health benefit plan insurers from requesting or requiring a genetic test and from disclosing genetic information without prior written authorization. Penalties for violations are set forth. Measure failed. |
Mississippi | 2010 State Bills Mississippi 2010 HB 378 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | This bill creates the genetic nondiscrimination in health insurance act. No health benefit plan may cancel, deny or refuse to renew benefits or coverage based on genetic information. This bill also places restrictions on health benefit plan's ability to request or require disclosure of genetic information. Measure failed. |
Mississippi | 2010 State Bills Mississippi 2010 HB 825 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | This bill prohibits group health benefit plans from imposing pre-existing condition exclusions based on genetic information in the absence of a diagnosis. Measure failed. |
Mississippi | 2011 State Bills Mississippi 2011 HB 904 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | Genetic information may not be excluded as a preexisting condition in the absence of a diagnosis of the condition related to the genetic information. Measure failed. |
Mississippi | 2012 State Bills Mississippi 2012 HB 497 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | In the group health market genetic information may not be excluded as a preexisting condition in the absence of a diagnosis of the condition related to the genet ic information. Measure failed. |
Mississippi | 2013 State Bills Mississippi 2013 HB 1532 | Employment Nondiscrimination, Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | Prohibits any employer or insurer from using the results of DNA testing against a patient or against the patient's consanguineous family members for any discriminatory purpose. Any employer who violates this section may, upon conviction, be fined up to Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or imprisoned for not more than one (1) year, or both. Died. |
Mississippi | 2013 State Bills Mississippi 2013 HB 233 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | Creates a small business health insurance pool. Genetic information may not be excluded as a preexisting condition in the small business health insurance pool in the absence of a diagnosis of the condition related to the genetic information. Died. |
Mississippi | 2013 State Bills Mississippi 2013 HB 311 | Employment Nondiscrimination | Died | Creates a small business health insurance pool. WIth regard to the pool, genetic information may not be excluded as a preexisting condition in the absence of a diagnosis of the condition related to the genetic information. Died. |
Mississippi | 2014 State Bills Mississippi 2014 HB 172 | Employment Nondiscrimination | Died | Makes it unlawful for any employer or insurer to use the results of DNA testing against a patient or against the patient's consanguineous family members for any discriminatory purpose. Any employer who violates this section shall, upon conviction, be fined up to $5,000.00 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. Died in Committee on February 4, 2014. |
Mississippi | 2016 State Bills Mississippi 2016 HB 449 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | Creates the small business health insurance pool. Health benefit plans covering small employers may not use genetic information to establish a pre-existing condition exclusion in the absence of a diagnosis of a condition related to the genetic information. 2/23/2016 (H) Died In Committee. |
Mississippi | 2016 State Bills Mississippi 2016 HB 985 | Privacy | Died | Creates the parental authority act. Parental rights include the he right to be notified in advance and to refuse or to consent in writing before any record of the minor child's blood or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is created, stored or shared, with some exceptions. 2/23/2016 (H) Died In Committee. |
Mississippi | 2016 State Bills Mississippi 2016 SB 2775 | Privacy | Died | Enacts the Parents Matter Act. Parental rights include the right to be notified in advance and to refuse or to consent in writing before any record of the minor child's blood or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is created, stored or shared, with some exceptions. 2/23/2016 (S) Died In Committee. |
Mississippi | 2016 State Bills Mississippi 2016 Senate Bill 2547 | Privacy | Died | Allows parents to opt out of certain activities conducted by the public school districts, including the collection of biometric information. Biometric information is defined to include DNA. 2/23/2016 (S) Died In Committee. |
Mississippi | 2017 State Bills Mississippi 2017 HB 175 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | Creates the small business health insurance pool. Health benefit plans covering small employers may not exclude genetic information as a preexisting condition in the absence of a diagnosis of the condition related to the genetic information. 1/31/2017 Died in Committee. |
Last updated: February 8, 2024