2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB1007: Disability and Life Insurance - Medical Information (Genetic Testing Protection Act)

Legislative Summary

Prohibiting insurance carriers that offer life insurance or disability insurance policies or contracts from unfairly discriminating against an individual by taking certain actions relating to coverage based on medical information; prohibiting certain carriers from accessing sensitive medical information without first obtaining written consent or mandating certain genetic testing or full genome sequencing as a prerequisite for life insurance or disability insurance eligibility or coverage; etc.

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Bill History

1/31/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable with Amendments {423527/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Third Reading Passed (137-2)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Finance
Senate
3/18/2025
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable Report by Finance
Senate
4/4/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
4/4/2025
Floor Amendment {543221/1 (Senator A. Washington) Adopted
Senate
4/4/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/4/2025
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
Senate
4/5/2025
House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
House Requests Senate Recede
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
Senate
4/7/2025
House Requests Senate Recede
Senate
4/7/2025
Senate Recede
Senate
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
4/7/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates

Amendments

Floor Amendment 543221/1 (Senator A. Washington) Adopted

Floor Amendment 543221/1 (Senator A. Washington) Adopted

4/4/2025Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 423527/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 423527/1 Adopted

3/15/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/17/2025
137
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED