PENNSYLVANIA, January 26 - PRINTER'S NO. 97

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

125

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY FONTANA, SCHWANK AND BREWSTER, JANUARY 26, 2021

REFERRED TO BANKING AND INSURANCE, JANUARY 26, 2021

AN ACT

Amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), entitled "An

act relating to insurance; amending, revising, and

consolidating the law providing for the incorporation of

insurance companies, and the regulation, supervision, and

protection of home and foreign insurance companies, Lloyds

associations, reciprocal and inter-insurance exchanges, and

fire insurance rating bureaus, and the regulation and

supervision of insurance carried by such companies,

associations, and exchanges, including insurance carried by

the State Workmen's Insurance Fund; providing penalties; and

repealing existing laws," in general provisions relating to

insurance companies, associations and exchanges, providing

for use of genetic information for insurance purposes.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known

as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, is amended by adding a

section to read:

Section 359. Use of Genetic Information for Insurance

Purposes. -- (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

health insurers, life insurers and long-term care insurers may

not:

(1) cancel, limit or deny coverage or establish

differentials in premium rates regarding an offered, issued or

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