# Maryland HB 1007: Disability and Life Insurance - Medical Information (Genetic Testing Protection Act) Maryland HB 1007, Disability and Life Insurance - Medical Information (Genetic Testing Protection Act), is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Melissa Wells (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 394); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1007-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 1007 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Disability and Life Insurance - Medical Information (Genetic Testing Protection Act) - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-31 - Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 394 - Sponsor: Melissa Wells (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 24 - Subjects: Insurance - Other than Health, Public Health, Biometrics -see also- Artificial Intelli; Identif; Fingerprt, Data -see also- Census; Demographics, Disabilities, Discrimination, Genetics, Health Insurance -see also- ACA; HMOs; MCOs, Insurance Administration, Insurance -see also- Health Ins; MAIF; Motor Vehicle Ins, Long-Term Care -see also- Continuing Care; Nursing Homes, Medical Conditions -see also- AIDS; COVID-19; rabies, Medical Testing and Diagnosis, Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index, Privacy, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Standards and Best Practices - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (227 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Genetic privacy protections for Maryland insurance buyers: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, these protections cover Maryland life and disability insurance, but not long-term care insurance. Insurers cannot base prices, coverage, renewals, or other terms on medical information, including genetic results, unrelated to insurance risk costs. They can show a cost lin… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Melissa Wells (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tiffany T. Alston (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Harry Bhandari (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brian Chisholm (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bonnie Cullison (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Terri L. Hill (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenneth Kerr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicholaus R. Kipke (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matthew Morgan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ashanti Martinez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Teresa E. Reilly (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kim Ross (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steve Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kathy Szeliga (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Deni Taveras (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer White Holland (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamila J. Woods (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Teresa Woorman (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-04-04 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 43 | 0 | | | 2025-03-17 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 137 | 2 | | ## Actions (21) - 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 394 - 2025-04-07: Returned Passed (House) - 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Senate Recede (Senate) - 2025-04-07: House Requests Senate Recede (Senate) - 2025-04-07: House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-05: House Requests Senate Recede (House) - 2025-04-05: House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-04: Third Reading Passed (43-0) (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Floor Amendment {543221/1 (Senator A. Washington) Adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Favorable Adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Referred Finance (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (137-2) (House) - 2025-03-15: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2025-03-15: Favorable with Amendments {423527/1 Adopted (House) - 2025-03-15: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations (House) - 2025-02-03: Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-01-31: First Reading Health and Government Operations (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_394_hb1007t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2025-03-15: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1007t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1007f.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed) - HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed) - SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law) - HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_394_hb1007t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1007t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1007f.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS) - [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS) - [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS) - [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS) - [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS) - [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1007-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).