Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 503A.007 · Chapter 503A. DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER GENETIC TESTING COMPANIES; RIGHTS REGARDING DNA
PROHIBITED DISCLOSURES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A direct-to-consumer genetic testing company may not disclose an individual's genetic data to a law enforcement entity or other governmental body unless:
(1) the company first obtains the individual's express written consent; or
(2) the entity or body obtains a warrant or complies with another valid legal process required by the company.
(b) A direct-to-consumer genetic testing company may not disclose, without first obtaining an individual's written consent, the individual's genetic data to:
(1) an entity that offers health insurance, life insurance, or long-term care insurance; or
(2) an employer of the individual.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (H.B. 2545), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.503A.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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