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Prohibits local or state administrative, legislative or regulatory body or instrumentality from engaging in discriminatory land use practices based on a variety of factors, including genetic information. 4/11/2018 Accompanied a new draft, see H4397. Bill Status: Died

Protects biometric information under the security breach law. Biometric information includes genetic information. Died. Bill Status: Died

Prohibits a local or state administrative, legislative or regulatory body or instrumentality from engaging in a discriminatory land use practice based on genetic information. Died. Bill Status: Died

Prohibits a local or state administrative, legislative or regulatory body or instrumentality to engage in a discriminatory land use practice, including discrimination based on genetic information. Died. Bill Status: Died

Measure to enhance high quality, affordable health care. The bill includes a provision requiring coverage for genetically targeted drugs for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, if offered to active or retired employees of the commonwealth insured under the group insurance commission. Died. Bill Status: Died

Requires health insurance coverage for certain genetically targeted drugs for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Died. Bill Status: Died

Requires insurance coverage for mammograms and breast cancer screening if the patient has additional risk factors for breast cancer such as family history and positive genetic testing. 4/30/2020 Senate concurred. Bill Status: Pending

Prohibits local or state administrative, legislative or regulatory body or instrumentality to from engaging in a discriminatory land use practice, including practices based on genetic information. Carries over to 2020. Bill Status: Pending

Pertains to municipal master plans. Master plans developed should take into account to the extent feasible ways in which future policies and programs can advance equity based on various factors such as genetic information. 2/24/2020 Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance. Bill Status: Pending

Amends data security protections to include biometric information, which is defined to include genetic information. 4/23/2019 Joint Hearing scheduled for 04/29/2019 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-2. Bill Status: Pending