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Creates the Consumer Privacy Act. Personal information is defined to include biometric information such as deoxyribonucleic acid. Provides consumers rights with regard to the collection and use of…

Amends the Genetic Information Privacy Act. Requires informed consent for a person or business to disclose an individual's genetic information to third parties specifically for marketing,…

Individual and group health insurers, health maintenance organizations and the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (for eligible individuals) must provide coverage for a mammogram…

An insurer must comply with the provisions of the Genetic Information Privacy Act in connection with the amendment, delivery, issuance, or renewal of, or claims for or denial of coverage under, an…

A group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage may not impose a pre-existing condition exclusion based on genetic information in the absence of a diagnosis…

Amends the School Code to add provisions concerning student and educator data privacy. Protections cover biometric records, defined to include DNA. Died. Bill Status: Died

Amends the School Code to add provisions concerning student and educator data privacy. Protections cover biometric records, defined to include DNA. Died. Bill Status: Died

Requires health insurance providers to protect health information related to sensitive services. A 2016 House Amendment would define sensitive services to include genetic testing. Died. Bill Status:…

Adds tomosynthesis to health insurance coverage requirements for women at increased risk of breast cancer because of positive genetic testing. 8/19/2015 Signed By the Governor. Bill Status: Enacted

Amends the state genetic nondiscrimination law for employment. An employer may not penalize an employee who does not disclose his or her genetic information or does not choose to participate in a…