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1996 SESSION
SB 335 Genetic information.
Introduced by: Janet D. Howell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Insurance; Genetic Privacy Act. Prohibits (for a period of two years) health insurers' use of genetic information to deny, restrict, cancel, or impose other criteria on health insurance (excluding disability income insurance). The bill also prohibits the disclosure of genetic information by health insurers (other than disability income insurers) without written authorization from the individuals affected.
FULL TEXT
- 01/22/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 960215687 pdf
- 02/05/96 Senate: Committee substitute printed 967710687-S1 pdf
- 03/07/96 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB335ER) pdf
- 04/15/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0704) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/22/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 960215687
- 01/22/96 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 02/05/96 Senate: Reported from C. & L. with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/96 Senate: Committee substitute printed 967710687-S1
- 02/06/96 Senate: Const. reading disp.(38-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
- 02/06/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/96 Senate: Read second time
- 02/07/96 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/07/96 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 967710687-S1
- 02/07/96 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 967710687-S1
- 02/07/96 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/07/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/07/96 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/96 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/08/96 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/96 House: Read first time
- 02/09/96 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 02/22/96 House: Reported from Corp., Ins. & Banking (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/96 House: Read second time
- 02/26/96 House: Read third time
- 02/26/96 House: Passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/96 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/96 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB335ER)
- 03/11/96 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/11/96 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/96 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/06/96 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 704 (effective 7/1/96)
- 04/15/96 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0704)