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| Jurisdiction | Law or policy | Topics | Status | Summary |
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| Minnesota | 2021 State Bills Minnesota 2021 HF 82NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Pending | Establishes a grant program within the health department to award grants to persons, organizations, and entities to fund research studies on the evidence needed to: (1) support payer reimbursement and funding of pharmacogenomics (PGx) testing; (2) determine and validate new PGx variants in diverse populations such as Native Americans and Somali groups; (3) determine ethical, legal, and social implications of PGx; (4) determine the technical aspects needed to protect data and privacy as it relates to PGx; and (5) determine the education needed for successful PGx implementation. Carries over to 2022 session. . |
| California | 2021 State Bills California 2021 AB 17NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Died | A certified peace officer must have their certificate suspended or revoked, and an applicant must have their application for a certificate denied, upon a determination that the peace officer or applicant meets certain conditions. Requires the development of a definition of �serious misconduct," which will serve as the criteria to be considered for suspension or revocation of a certificate. This definition must include certain examples of serious misconduct such as bias in the performance of a peace officer or custodial officer�s duties, including, but not limited to, verbal statements, writings, online posts, recordings, and gestures involving prejudice or discrimination against a person on the basis of genetic information. Carries over to 2022. |
| California | 2021 State Bills California 2021 AB 60NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Died | A certified peace officer must have their certificate suspended or revoked, and an applicant must have their application for a certificate denied, upon a determination that the peace officer or applicant meets certain conditions. Requires the development of a definition of �serious misconduct," which will serve as the criteria to be considered for suspension or revocation of a certificate. This definition must include certain examples of serious misconduct such as bias in the performance of a peace officer or custodial officer�s duties, including, but not limited to, verbal statements, writings, online posts, recordings, and gestures involving prejudice or discrimination against a person on the basis of genetic information. Carries over to 2022. |
| California | 2021 State Bills California 2021 AB 948NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Enacted | Prohibits any person or other entity whose business includes performing appraisals of residential real property from discriminating against any person in making available those services, or in the performance of those services, because of various characteristics, including genetic information. Requires every contract for the sale of real property to contain a notice regarding improper or illegal considerations such as genetic information in appraisal of property. 10/5/21 Approved by the Governor. Effective 1/1/2022. |
| California | 2021 State Bills California 2021 SB 16NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Enacted | States that certain peace officer or custodial officer personnel records and records maintained by a state or local agency are not confidential and are should be made available for public inspection. Such records include those relating to an incident in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency that a peace officer or custodial officer engaged in conduct including, but not limited to, verbal statements, writings, online posts, recordings, and gestures, involving prejudice or discrimination against a person on the based on various characteristics, including genetic information. 10/5/21 Approved by the Governor. Effective 1/1/2022. |
| California | 2021 State Bills California 2021 SB 2NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Enacted | States that certain peace officer or custodial officer personnel records and records maintained by a state or local agency are not confidential and are should be made available for public inspection. Such records include those relating to an incident in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency that a peace officer or custodial officer engaged in conduct including, but not limited to, verbal statements, writings, online posts, recordings, and gestures, involving prejudice or discrimination against a person on the based on various characteristics, including genetic information. 9/30/2021 Approved by the Governor. Effective 1/1/2022. |
| California | 2021 State Bills California 2021 SB 480NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Died | require the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to adopt rules relating to inappropriate conduct, as defined, by board members, officers, and employees. Inappropriate conduct is defined as any conduct toward others that is physical, verbal, or visual based on or because of various characteristics, including genetic information. Carries over to 2022. |
| Connecticut | 2021 State Bills Connecticut 2021 HB 5364NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Died | Creates a penalty for the unauthorized public photography of an individual with a genetic or medical condition. Died. |
| Florida | 2021 State Bills Florida 2021 SB 1140NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics, Privacy | Died | This bill prohibits DNA analysis and disclosure of DNA analysis results without authorization; prohibits the collection or retention of a DNA sample of another person without authorization for specified purposes; prohibits specified DNA analysis and disclosure of DNA analysis results without authorization, etc. |
| Hawaii | 2021 State Bills Hawaii 2021 HB 241NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Employment Nondiscrimination, Other Topics | Pending | Prohibits discrimination in employment and public accomodation based on an individual's invasive medical test status. Invasive medical test status is defined to include a medical test or screening that requires a sample of an individual's genetic material. Carries over to 2022 session. |
| Kentucky | 2021 State Bills Kentucky 2021 HB 27NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Died | Requires a health facility that provides perinatal care to provide each patient, upon admission or as soon thereafter as reasonably practical, written information regarding the patient's rights, including the right to be free from discrimination on the basis of genetic information. Died. |
| Maryland | 2021 State Bills Maryland 2021 HB 1256NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | 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 | 2021 State Bills Maryland 2021 HB 240NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics, Privacy | Enacted | This bill establishes that a certain forensic genetic genealogical DNA analysis and search may not be initiated without certifying certain information before a court and obtaining a certain authorization from the court; prohibits certain biological samples subjected to certain forensic genetic genealogical profile analysis to be used to determine certain information about a certain donor; requires the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to produce a certain annual report; etc. |
| Maryland | 2021 State Bills Maryland 2021 HB 810NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Died | Alters the definition of "practice pharmacy" to include the ordering and administering of certain laboratory tests. Requires the State Board of Pharmacy, on or before January 1, 2022, to adopt regulations authorizing a pharmacist to order and administer laboratory tests, without a written, oral or electronically transmitted prescription from an authorized prescriber that measure biomarkers, including deoxyribonucleic acid. |
| Maryland | 2021 State Bills Maryland 2021 SB 706NHGRI archive2021 legislative sessionPrimary source | Other Topics | Died | Alters the definition of "practice pharmacy" to include the ordering and administering of certain laboratory tests. Requires the State Board of Pharmacy, on or before January 1, 2022, to adopt regulations authorizing a pharmacist to order and administer laboratory tests, without a written, oral or electronically transmitted prescription from an authorized prescriber that measure biomarkers, including deoxyribonucleic acid. In the Senate - Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m. Died. |
| 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.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.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 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. |