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MN SF3989

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Erin Maye Quade

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Origin

Senate

94th Legislature 2025-2026

AI Summary

  • Prohibits long-term care, life, and disability insurers from denying, canceling, limiting coverage, or setting differential premium rates based on an individual's or family member's genetic information

  • Bars insurers from requiring, requesting, encouraging, or coercing individuals to undergo genetic testing (including complete genomic sequencing) as a condition of coverage, renewal, or pricing

  • Allows insurers to access genetic information already in medical records for underwriting purposes with separate written consent, but prohibits denying coverage if consent is not provided

  • Permits insurers to consider medical diagnoses in records even if those diagnoses were based on genetic test results

  • Effective August 1, 2026, for policies offered, issued, or renewed on or after that date; repeals existing provisions governing informed consent, notification, and payment requirements for genetic tests by life insurers

Legislative Description

Long-term care, life, and disability insurers usage of genetic information for certain purposes prohibition provision

Last Action

Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection

2/26/2026

Committee Referrals

Commerce and Consumer Protection2/26/2026

Full Bill Text

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