Massachusetts
Explore the Massachusetts records currently included in this collection. Coverage is not complete.
State Laws Database: 0 records
NHGRI database archive: 68 records
Status: 10 enacted or approved; 20 proposed or pending
Most common mapped topics: Privacy (22) · Health Insurance Coverage (17) · Other Topics (16)
Records in Massachusetts
Showing 20 of 68; State Laws Database records appear first.
| Jurisdiction | Law or policy | Topics | Status | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 2021 State Bills Massachusetts 2021 H. 1792NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Pending | Prohibits any unit government from directly or indirectly: (1) excluding or partially excluding from participation, disadvantaging, harming, denying one or more benefits to, or otherwise subjecting a person to discrimination based on or because of one or more of the person�s protected characteristics; or (2) adopting, implementing or without limitation otherwise approving or utilizing any program, policy or practice that has a discriminatory effect. Protected characteristics includes genetic information. Carries over 2022. |
| Massachusetts | 2021 State Bills Massachusetts 2021 H. 4152NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Pending | Establishes protections relative to the processing of personal data and the free movement of personal data. Prohibits the processing of genetic data or biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person with certain exceptions. Carries over to 2022. |
| Massachusetts | 2021 State Bills Massachusetts 2021 H.1113NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Health Insurance Coverage | Pending | Requires certain insurers to provide benefits on a nondiscriminatory basis for the diagnosis and treatment of Alfi�s syndrome in individuals. Diagnosis of Alfi's Syndrome includes genetic testing. Carries over to 2022. |
| Massachusetts | 2021 State Bills Massachusetts 2021 H.1175NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Health Insurance Coverage | Pending | Requires certain insurers to provide coverage for screening breast ultrasound or screening breast magnetic resonance imaging examination if the patient has additional risk factors for breast cancer including, but not limited to, family history and positive genetic testing. Carries over to 2022. |
| Massachusetts | 2021 State Bills Massachusetts 2021 H.1373NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Pending | Promotes fair housing by preventing discrimination against affordable housing based on various factors, including genetic information. Carries over to 2022. |
| Massachusetts | 2021 State Bills Massachusetts 2021 H.142NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Pending | Establishes privacy protections for the collection, use, retention and disclosure of biometric information by businesses in the state of Massachusetts. Biometric information is defined to include a DNA sequence. Carries over to 2022. |
| Massachusetts | 2021 State Bills Massachusetts 2021 H.2304NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Pending | Creates a pancreatic cancer advisory council within the health department. Requires the commissioner of insurance to survey health insurers in the commonwealth to ascertain coverage benefits of genetic testing for pancreatic cancer across health insurance plans, and present findings to the committee on health care financing and the committee on financial services no later than June 30, 2022. Carries over to 2022. |
| Massachusetts | 2021 State Bills Massachusetts 2021 H.4029NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Pending | Establishes requirements for specified persons, partnerships or corporations that maintain high-risk information systems. A high-risk information system involves the personal information of a significant numbers of consumers regarding various characteristics, including genetic data. Carries over to 2022. |
| Massachusetts | 2021 State Bills Massachusetts 2021 S. 2102NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Employment Nondiscrimination | Pending | Requires the commission on workplace harassment and sexual assault in the legislature to research and develop model workplace harassment policies for consideration and use by the Senate and House of Representatives. The model policies must address identity-based harassment, including harassment based on genetic information. Carries over to 2022. |
| Massachusetts | 2021 State Bills Massachusetts 2021 S. 46NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Pending | Establishes privacy protections for the collection, use, retention and disclosure of biometric information by businesses in the state of Massachusetts. Biometric information is defined to include. Carries over to 2022. |
| Massachusetts | 2021 State Bills Massachusetts 2021 S. 50NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Pending | Amends statute to protect personal information under the security breach law. Adds genetic information to the scope of information covered under the law. Referred to the Senate committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity. Carries over to 2022. |
| Massachusetts | 2021 State Bills Massachusetts 2021 S. 867NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Pending | Promotes fair housing by preventing discrimination against affordable housing based on various factors, including genetic information. Carries over to 2022. |
| Massachusetts | 2021 State Bills Massachusetts 2021 S.1385NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Pending | Creates a pancreatic cancer advisory council within the health department. Requires the commissioner of insurance to survey health insurers in the commonwealth to ascertain coverage benefits of genetic testing for pancreatic cancer across health insurance plans, and present findings to the committee on health care financing and the committee on financial services no later than June 30, 2022. Carries over to 2022. |
| Massachusetts | 2021 State Bills Massachusetts 2021 S.161NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Pending | Amends statute to protect biometric information under the security breach law. Adds biometric indicator or any unique biological attribute or measurement that can be used to authenticate the identity of an individual, including genetic information, to the scope of information covered under the law. Carries over to 2022. |
| Massachusetts | 2021 State Bills Massachusetts 2021 S.697NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Health Insurance Coverage | Pending | Requires certain insurers to provide coverage for screening breast ultrasound or screening breast magnetic resonance imaging examination if the patient has additional risk factors for breast cancer including, but not limited to, family history and positive genetic testing. Carries over to 2022. |
| Massachusetts | 2021 State Bills Massachusetts 2021 S.996NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Pending | Prohibits any unit government from directly or indirectly: (1) excluding or partially excluding from participation, disadvantaging, harming, denying one or more benefits to, or otherwise subjecting a person to discrimination based on or because of one or more of the person�s protected characteristics; or (2) adopting, implementing or without limitation otherwise approving or utilizing any program, policy or practice that has a discriminatory effect. Carries over to 2022. |
| Massachusetts | 2020 State Bills Massachusetts 2020 H.4860NHGRI archive2020 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Died | Prohibits a public agency or public official from: (1) acquiring, possessing, accessing, using, or assisting with the use of or provide resources for the development or use of any biometric surveillance system, or (2) entering into a contract with or making a request to any third party for the purpose of acquiring, possessing, accessing or using information derived from a biometric surveillance system, unless expressly authorized by law. Biometric data is defined to include deoxyribonucleic acid. Died. |
| Massachusetts | 2020 State Bills Massachusetts 2020 H.4886NHGRI archive2020 legislative sessionPrimary source | Privacy | Died | Prohibits a public agency or public official from: (1) acquiring, possessing, accessing, using, or assisting with the use of or provide resources for the development or use of any biometric surveillance system, or (2) entering into a contract with or making a request to any third party for the purpose of acquiring, possessing, accessing or using information derived from a biometric surveillance system, unless expressly authorized by law. Biometric data is defined to include deoxyribonucleic acid. Died. |
| Massachusetts | 2020 State Bills Massachusetts 2020 S.1898NHGRI archive2020 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Died | Prohibits any person whose business includes sponsoring, guaranteeing or granting funds or engaging in investment transactions from discriminating against any person in the sponsoring, guaranteeing or granting of funds or making available such funds, because of various factors, including genetic information. 2/27/2020 Accompanied study order. Died. |
| Massachusetts | 2020 State Bills Massachusetts 2020 S.2564NHGRI archive2020 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Died | Requires that certain state entities make a dedicated effort to encourage diversity and advance equity based on race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, disability, and language in any recommendations, policies, programs and initiatives developed. 1/5/2021 In Senate. No further action taken. Died. |