California Genetic Information Privacy Act Heads to Governor (1)

California may soon have a law requiring direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies to provide information about the collection, use, and disclosure of people’s genetic data.

Senate Bill 41, the Genetic Information Privacy Act, passed the California Senate on concurrence 38-0 on Thursday and will now be sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) desk. The bill passed the state Assembly unanimously on Wednesday.

The bill, introduced by state Sen. Tom Umberg (D) and co-authored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D), also requires those companies, such as 23andMe Inc. and Ancestry.com Inc., to honor a consumer’s revocation of consent and destroy a ...