California lawmakers are weighing a bill aimed at protecting their state's citizens from surreptitious genetic testing but scientists are voicing their growing concerns that, if passed, such a law would have a costly and damaging effect on research.   The bill, dubbed the Genetic Inform... [More]

California’s Senate Judiciary Committee today passed Senate Bill 1267, authored by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima). The bill would establish the California Genetic Information Privacy Act. The measure now goes to the Senate Appropriations Committee for consideration. Presently, there are no ... [More]

Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) today announced the introduction of Senate Bill 559 which would prohibit discrimination based on genetic information in California.    “Discrimination on the basis of genetic information is no less offensive than discrimination based on race,... [More]