In the House of Representatives since February 10, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 5128
AN ACT CONCERNING DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER GENETIC TESTING.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To (1) provide that a consumer has a property right in, and retains the right to exercise exclusive control over, (A) any biological sample that is derived from the consumer's body and provided to, or used by, a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company, and (B) the results of any genetic testing conducted on the consumer's DNA by a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company, and (2) specify various duties and limitations applicable to direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 10 to March 30, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action9 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesFrom Feb 10
General Law CommitteeFeb 10 to Mar 1129 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Mar 11
Who voted how
Yea Alphonse Paolillo Jr., Arnold Jensen, Catherine A. Osten, Chris Aniskovich, Dave W. Yaccarino, David Rutigliano, Farley Santos, Gary A. Turco Jr., Geoff Luxenberg, James J. Maroney, John A. Kissel, Larry Pemberton Jr., Melissa Osborne, Paul Cicarella, Raghib Allie-Brennan, Rebecca Martinez, Rick Lopes, Roland J. Lemar, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, Tim Ackert
Not voting Bobby G. Gibson Jr., John W. Fonfara
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 10 – Mar 11
- Feb 10Introduced and sent to General Law Committee
- Feb 13Heard in General Law Committee
- Mar 11General Law Committee recommended a substitute for it
All 9 actions, as published
- Feb 10REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 13PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 11Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 12FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 23REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Mar 30RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 30FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Mar 30HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Mar 30FILE NO.Both houses