CS/SB 258 (2019) -  Use of Genetic Information

General Bill by Health Policy and Bean (CO-SPONSORS) Benacquisto
Use of Genetic Information: Prohibiting life insurers, long-term care insurers, and disability income insurers from certain actions relating to genetic information or genetic testing of applicants; prohibiting such insurers from taking certain actions relating to coverage or rates unless certain conditions are met; specifying that certain requirements relating to DNA analysis apply to entities providing direct-to-consumer commercial genetic testing, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2019
Last Event: 05/03/19 S Died in Rules on Friday, May 3, 2019 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Banking and Insurance
    • On agenda for: 03/11/19 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 3
  • Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 04/08/19 12:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 879 Subject: Genetic Information Used for Insurance Purposes Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 4/9/2019 2:15:03 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 4/5/2019 12:34:57 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 3/11/2019 6:41:56 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Banking and Insurance 3/11/2019 8:20:01 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Rules Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 343 Time: 04/10/2019 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 04/09/2019 - 6:03 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/09/2019 - 2:23 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: c1
Event: S CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 331 Time: 04/08/2019 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/08/19, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/03/2019 - 5:59 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/01/19, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 04/01/2019 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Now in Health Policy Time: 03/12/2019 - 8:16 AM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 5 NAYS 3 -SJ 194 Time: 03/11/2019 - 6:11 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/11/19, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/06/2019 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 51 Time: 03/05/2019 - 8:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Banking and Insurance; Health Policy; Rules -SJ 51 Time: 01/22/2019 - 10:14 AM Member: Committee: Banking and Insurance Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/08/2019 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
627.4301 CS/HB 879
760.40