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Panel adopts limits on use of certain foreign‑made genetic sequencers and software; AG given enforcement power
Summary
Committee approved a narrowed bill (HB 125) that bans use of some foreign adversary hardware and software for human genomic sequencing in Louisiana facilities, clarifies the scope to human genomic information, and gives the Attorney General enforcement authority.
Representative Horton introduced House Bill 125 as a measure to protect human genomic information from certain foreign adversary companies and foreign state actors. After intensive stakeholder meetings with hospitals, university research centers and legal advisers, the sponsor brought a negotiated set of amendments designed to narrow the bill to human genomic information and to avoid…
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