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CS/CS/SB 1564: Genetic Information for Insurance Purposes

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Banking and Insurance ; Stargel

Genetic Information for Insurance Purposes; Prohibiting life insurers and long-term care insurers from canceling, limiting, or denying coverage or establishing differentials in premium rates based on genetic information under certain circumstances; prohibiting such insurers from taking certain actions relating to genetic information for any insurance purpose, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/10/2020 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1189 (Ch. 2020-159) -SJ 584
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/9/2020 Senate • Filed
    1/13/2020 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 117
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 117
    1/23/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/28/20, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/28/2020 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 5 NAYS 1 -SJ 215
    1/29/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 222
    1/31/2020 Senate • Now in Judiciary
    2/6/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/11/20, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    2/11/2020 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 307
    2/13/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    • CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 310
    2/14/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/19/20, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building
    2/19/2020 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 1 -SJ 325
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    3/6/2020 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/20 -SJ 653
    3/10/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 584
    • Substituted HB 1189 -SJ 584
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 1189 (Ch. 2020-159) -SJ 584

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  • CS/CS/SB 1564, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/13/2020 at 2:10 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/18/2020 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/19/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1189 (er) Genetic Information for Insurance Purposes Sprowls, Williamson Similar Last Action: 7/1/2020 Chapter No. 2020-159 Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    836698 - Amendment
    Delete lines 66 - 68 and insert:     		Stargel 3/9/2020
    11:01 AM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/19/2020 10:00 AM Rules 16 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.4301 Genetic information for insurance purposes. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1564, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/29/2020 at 4:31 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2020 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1189 Genetic Information for Insurance Purposes Sprowls, Williamson Compare Last Action: 7/1/2020 Chapter No. 2020-159 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    370850 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Stargel)     		2/10/2020
    1:59 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/13/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/11/2020 2:00 PM Judiciary 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.4301 Genetic information for insurance purposes. Page 1 (pdf)
    760.40 Genetic testing; informed consent; confidentiality; penalties; notice of use of results. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • SB 1564, Original Filed Version Posted 1/9/2020 at 9:25 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 1/27/2020 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 1/29/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1189 Genetic Information for Insurance Purposes Sprowls, Williamson Identical Last Action: 7/1/2020 Chapter No. 2020-159 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    208866 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Banking and Insurance
    (Stargel)     		1/24/2020
    4:35 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/28/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/28/2020 4:00 PM Banking and Insurance 5 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    627.4301 Genetic information for insurance purposes. Page 1 (pdf)

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