The passage of Florida law H.R. 1189 marks a new development in genetic privacy law and is important because:

• it prohibits insurance companies from requesting genetic information from its customers;

• it blocks insurance companies from using genetic information when deciding coverage or pricing;

• it continues a trend of states providing privacy protection to citizens in the absence of federal law; and

• it raises new legal questions about genetic data as property. 

Read about genetic privacy laws.