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Establishes that it is House policy and practice to assign, promote and compensate employees on the basis of qualifications, merit, and competence. Prohibits employment practices that are influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's genetic information. 1/30/2019 Order adopted and published as amended. Bill Status: Enacted

Establish protections for the privacy of personal information pertaining to consumers, including biometric information such as DNA. 2/13/2020 In Senate. Accompanied a study order. Bill Status: Pending

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. 2/13/2020 In Senate. Accompanied a study order. Bill Status: Pending

Adds new section to unlawful employment practices statute. Prohibits any person whose business includes sponsoring, guaranteeing or granting funds or engaging in investment transactions from discriminating against any person in the sponsoring, guaranteeing or granting of funds or making available such funds, because of genetic information and other factors. 5/21/20 House concurred. Bill Status: Pending

Amends data security protections to include biometric information, which is defined to include genetic information. 2/13/2020 In senate. Accompanied a study order. Bill Status: Pending

Prohibits any person whose business includes sponsoring, guaranteeing or granting funds or engaging in investment transactions from discriminating against any person in the sponsoring, guaranteeing or granting of funds or making available such funds, because of various factors, including genetic information. 2/27/2020 Accompanied study order. Bill Status: Pending

Requires that certain state entities make a dedicated effort to encourage diversity and advance equity based on race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, disability, and language in any recommendations, policies, programs and initiatives developed. 4/30/2020 Hearing scheduled for 05/05/2020 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in Virtual Hearing. Bill Status: Pending

Any public health surveillance activity which is also research is subject to the requirements for research using human subjects.

An employer may not discriminate against an individual in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification, because of genetic information. The statutes include nondiscrimination provisions that apply to other entities, including but not limited to labor organizations and employment agencies. The Massachusetts Commission against discrimination investigates complaints of unfair discrimination based on genetic information.