WV HB5512 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-07 - To House Health and Human Resources
Pending: House Health & Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 7 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-07 - To House Health and Human Resources
Pending: House Health & Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to require the express consent of a parent or guardian to conduct a genetic screening of a newborn infant, to retain blood samples from the infant, and to retain and share results of the genetic screening of the infant.
Title
To Protect Newborn Genetic Privacy Rights
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-07 | House | To House Health and Human Resources |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2024-02-07 | House | To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 4G | 1 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 4G | 2 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 4G | 3 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 16 | 4G | 4 | New Code | See Bill Text |
