Policies / Policy record
SB 1564 — Genetic Information and Insurance
Florida · Florida · LAID ON TABLE
Purpose
Senate companion proposal addressing genetic information and specified insurance underwriting decisions.
Official summary
The official Florida Senate record shows SB 1564 as the companion proposal; HB 1189 advanced and SB 1564 was laid on the table.
ALS and gene-carrier relevance
Included as the official Florida Senate companion to enacted HB 1189.
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
- Laid on table after companion HB 1189 advanced
- Companion bills
- HB 1189
- Derived from bill
- Not stated
- Codified as
- Not stated
Jurisdiction and session
- Jurisdiction
- Florida · Florida
- Session
- 2020
- Topics
- genetic discrimination, genetic testing, genetic privacy, life insurance, disability insurance, LTC insurance
- Bill / act number
- SB 1564
- Introduced
- 01-07-2020
- Last action
- 03-10-2020
- Passed House / Assembly
- Not stated
- Passed Senate
- Not stated
- Governor action
- Not stated
- Approved / enacted
- Not stated
- Effective
- Not stated
- Vetoed
- Not stated
Sponsors, cosponsors, and committees
Sponsors
No verified names recorded in this policy snapshot.
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.
Laid on the table after the companion bill advanced.
Official text and source links
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Last verified: 09-30-2026
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