West Virginia House Bill 5547: To Protect Newborn Genetic Privacy Rights

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

The purpose of this bill is to require the express consent of a parent or guardian to conduct a genetic screening of a newborn infant, to retain blood samples from the infant, and to retain and share results of the genetic screening of the infant.

Latest action

To House Health and Human Resources (2026-02-16)

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