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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Wisconsin | 2020 State Bills Wisconsin 2020 SB 851 | Privacy | Died | Establishes requirements for businesses related to personal information such as biometric information collected about consumers. Biometric information is defined to include DNA. 4/1/2020 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1. |
Wisconsin | 2017 State Bills Wisconsin 2017 AB 212 | Employment Nondiscrimination | Died | Addresses actions in circuit court alleging discrimination in employment, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing. 3/28/2018 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1. |
Wisconsin | 2017 State Bills Wisconsin 2017 AB 363 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | Amends health insurance law pertaining to pre-existing conditions. Insurers may not treat genetic information as a pre-existing condition. Provision stating "without a diagnosis of a condition related to the information" is stricken. 3/28/2018 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1. |
Wisconsin | 2017 State Bills Wisconsin 2017 SB 140 | Employment Nondiscrimination | Died | Addresses actions in circuit court alleging discrimination in employment, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing. 3/28/2018 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1. |
Wisconsin | 2017 State Bills Wisconsin 2017 SB 265 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination | Died | Amends health insurance law pertaining to pre-existing conditions. Insurers may not treat genetic information as a pre-existing condition. Provision stating "without a diagnosis of a condition related to the information" is stricken. 3/28/2018 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1. |
Wisconsin | 2019 State Bills Wisconsin 2019 AB 396 | Employment Nondiscrimination | Died | Allows the Department of Workforce Development or an individual who is alleged or was found to have been discriminated against or subjected to unfair honesty or genetic testing to bring an action in circuit court in addition to or in lieu of filing an administrative complaint, with some exceptions. 4/1/2020 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1. |
Wyoming | 2018 State Bills Wyoming 2018 HB 119 | Privacy | Enacted | Prohibits the collection, retention and disclosure of genetic information without informed consent. Establishes requirements for the retention and destruction of genetic information. 3/16/2018 Governor Signed HEA No. 0060. |
Wyoming | State StatuteWyoming WSA 35-31-101 et seq. | Privacy | Statute | The law prohibits the collection, retention and disclosure of genetic information without informed consent with some exceptions such as for law enforcement purposes, newborn screening and anonymous research. An individual may inspect, correct and obtain retained genetic information. A person conducting genetic analysis must destroy an individual's genetic information upon request. Genetic information about an individual obtained for purposes exempt from consent requirements may only be used for the purposes obtained and must be destroyed or returned to the individual upon completion of use or in accordance with law. |
Wyoming | 2017 State Bills Wyoming 2017 SF 34 | Privacy | Died | Creates the Student Personal Digital Information Protection Act. The Act establishes protections to safeguard the privacy of student data, including biometric information. It is unclear whether biometric information includes genetic information or a DNA sequence. The term is not defined. Failed 2/13/2017 |
Wyoming | State StatuteWyoming: WSA 26-19-107 and 26-19-306 | Health Insurance Nondiscrimination, Other Lines of Insurance Nondiscrimination | Statute | A policy of group or blanket disability insurance or health benefit plan covering small employers may not treat genetic information as a pre-existing condition in the absence of a diagnosis or establish rules for eligibility or continued eligibility based on a health status-related factor, including genetic information. These entities also may not deny eligibility, or adjust premium or contribution rates based on genetic testing information of an individual or family member or request or require predictive genetic testing information about an individual or family member except as needed for diagnosis, treatment, or payment purposes. |
Last updated: February 8, 2024