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SENATE BILL 5282

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Senators Franklin and Kohl‑Welles

Read first time 01/17/2001.  Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

_1      AN ACT Relating to use of DNA in insurance transactions; and

_2  adding a new section to chapter 48.01 RCW.

_3  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

_4      NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 48.01

_5  RCW to read as follows:

_6      A person's deoxyribonucleic acid shall not be screened in any

_7  insurance transaction.  For purposes of this section, "screened"

_8  means obtaining a person's deoxyribonucleic acid and identifying

_9  the sequence of chemical base pairs.  This section must not be

10  interpreted to deny payment of claims.

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