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Peter SchorschMay 19, 2022

It seems like a decade ago House Speaker Chris Sprowls first sounded the alarm on how genetic testing results could be used to invade your privacy. In his first Legislative Session as House Speaker, the Palm Harbor Republican pushed a bill that would prevent life insurance companies from using results from consumer genetic testing kits […]

Renzo DowneyMarch 24, 2021

Unlawful DNA collection or usage could be a felony under the bill.

Renzo DowneyMarch 23, 2021

Unlawful DNA collection or usage could be a felony under the bill.

Renzo DowneyJanuary 29, 2020

Speaker Designate Chris Sprowls' counterpart is poised to pass the House.

Drew WilsonNovember 5, 2019

Genetic testing can reveal a wealth of information that can guide health care providers to better diagnoses and treatments for their patients. That same information could help insurance companies write better, and possibly less expensive, life insurance policies. That’s the rub. Most people are OK with their doctors knowing every detail about their health, but […]

Jacob OglesApril 24, 2019

But critics question restrictions on individuals' use of their own data.

Jacob OglesMarch 11, 2019

Bill would stop testing companies from selling private health information.

Danny McAuliffeFebruary 6, 2018

State lawmakers are uniting against insurance companies that want to use genetic information as a factor for accepting patients and drafting policies. The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee on Tuesday advanced a bill (SB 1106) that prohibits the use of genetic information for any insurance purpose, including to establish rate differentials. State law already prohibits […]

Scott PowersDecember 5, 2017

State Rep. Jason Brodeur wants life insurance companies to keep their hands off customers DNA. Broder, a Sanford Republican, filed House Bill 855 Monday forbidding insurance companies from using genetic testing to assess risks for life insurance, for disability insurance, and long-term care insurance. There’s already a federal law keeping that information private, but Brodeur […]

Martin DyckmanMarch 19, 2017

Some perfectly objective news stories virtually write their own editorials. Here is the top of a recent one from the PBS NewsHour: “A little-noticed bill moving through Congress would allow companies to require employees to undergo genetic testing or risk paying a penalty of thousands of dollars, and would let employers see that genetic and […]

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Maybe Chris Sprowls is right about DNA privacy

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Bill would block use of genetic tests against insurance buyers

Life insurers say ban on genetic testing could harm industry

Jason Brodeur bill would block life insurance companies from considering DNA

Martin Dyckman: Genetic testing bill gives bosses power they shouldn’t have