Policies / Policy record
HB 855 — Genetic Information and Insurance
Florida · Florida · DIED / SESSION ENDED
Purpose
Proposed restrictions on the use of genetic information and genetic-test results by specified insurers, including life, disability, and long-term-care insurance.
Official summary
The official Florida bill record identifies HB 855 as a genetic-information insurance proposal. It did not become law in the 2018 session.
ALS and gene-carrier relevance
Included because the official Florida proposal directly addresses genetic information in insurance underwriting.
Policy scope and insurance types
- Policy scope
- Genetic data privacy, Predictive genetic testing, Life insurance, Disability insurance, Long-term-care insurance, Underwriting
- Genetic policy scope
- Not stated
- Insurance types affected
- Life, Disability, Long-Term Care
- Policy type
- Bill
- Record type
- Historical Failed Bill
- Time status
- Historical
- Verification
- Verified
- Discovered from
- Official Legislature
- Status detail
- Died / did not become law
- Companion bills
- SB 1106
- Derived from bill
- Not stated
- Codified as
- Not stated
Jurisdiction and session
- Jurisdiction
- Florida · Florida
- Session
- 2018
- Topics
- genetic discrimination, genetic testing, genetic privacy, life insurance, disability insurance, LTC insurance
- Bill / act number
- HB 855
- Introduced
- 12-04-2017
- Last action
- 03-10-2018
- Passed House / Assembly
- 02-14-2018
- Passed Senate
- Not stated
- Governor action
- Not stated
- Approved / enacted
- Not stated
- Effective
- Not stated
- Vetoed
- Not stated
Sponsors, cosponsors, and committees
Sponsors
- Rep. Jason Brodeur
Cosponsors
No verified names recorded in this policy snapshot.
Committees
No verified names recorded in this policy snapshot.
Legislative support and votes
Vote history
No verified names recorded in this policy snapshot.
Verified organization support
No verified organization support recorded in this policy snapshot.
Verified opposition
No verified organization opposition recorded in this policy snapshot.
Historical timeline
Introduced.
Passed the House.
Session ended without enactment.
Official text and source links
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Last verified: 09-30-2026
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