United States of America: Passed California Genetic Information Privacy Act including data protection measures for genetic testing companies

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Passed California Genetic Information Privacy Act including data protection measures for genetic testing companies

On 9 September 2021 the California Senate passed the Genetic Information Privacy Act (Senate Bill 41), which will now be sent to the governor for signing. The bill would require direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies to provide consumers with …

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2021-09-09
adopted

On 9 September 2021 the California Senate passed the Genetic Information Privacy Act (Senate Bill 4…

2021-10-06
in grace period

The Genetic Information Privacy Act (SB 41) was signed into law on 6 October 2021 by the California…

2022-01-01
in force

The Genetic Information Privacy Act (SB 41) is implemented on 1 January 2022. The act requires comp…