By: Kolkhorst  S.B. No. 2086          (In the Senate - Filed March 9, 2023; March 21, 2023, read   first time and referred to Committee on Health & Human Services;   May 8, 2023, reported adversely, with favorable Committee   Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 8, 2023, sent   to printer.)     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 2086 By:  Kolkhorst     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to a property right in DNA; providing injunctive relief   and a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Title 1, Property Code, is amended by adding   Chapter 3 to read as follows:   CHAPTER 3.  PROPERTY RIGHT IN DNA          Sec. 3.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:                (1)  "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.                (2)  "DNA sample" means a blood sample or other   biological sample or specimen provided by an individual for the   purpose of conducting DNA analysis or storage.                (3)  "Genetic characteristic" means a scientifically   or medically identifiable genetic or chromosomal variation,   composition, or alteration that predisposes an individual to a   disease, disorder, or syndrome.                (4)  "Genetic test" means a presymptomatic laboratory   test of an individual's genes, products, or chromosomes that:                      (A)  analyzes the individual's DNA, RNA,   proteins, or chromosomes; and                      (B)  is performed to identify a genetic   characteristic.                (5)  "RNA" means ribonucleic acid.          Sec. 3.002.  PROPERTY RIGHT ESTABLISHED. (a) Subject to   Subsection (b), an individual has an exclusive property right in   the individual's unique DNA.  A person may not, without the   informed, written consent of the individual or the individual's   legal guardian or authorized representative:                (1)  collect a DNA sample from an individual;                (2)  perform a genetic test on an individual's DNA   sample;                (3)  retain an individual's DNA sample;                (4)  alter or modify an individual's DNA;                (5)  sell or otherwise transfer to another person an   individual's DNA sample; or                (6)  make available or allow to be made available to   another person an individual's DNA sample.          (b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), this chapter does not   apply to a DNA sample collected for:                (1)  the purpose of emergency medical treatment;                (2)  the purpose of determining paternity;                (3)  law enforcement purposes, including the   identification of a perpetrator, the investigation of a crime, or   the identification of a missing, unidentified, or deceased person;   or                (4)  any other similar use under the laws of this state   or another jurisdiction.          Sec. 3.003.  CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTION.  (a) A person who   violates Section 3.002 is liable to the state for a civil penalty   not to exceed the amount of any profits that are attributable to the   violation.  The amount of profits under this subsection may be   established by showing the gross revenue attributable to the   unauthorized use minus any expenses that the person who committed   the unauthorized use may prove.          (b)  Subject to Subsection (a), the amount of a civil penalty   under this section shall be based on:                (1)  the seriousness of the violation, including the   nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation;                (2)  the economic harm caused by the violation;                (3)  the history of previous violations;                (4)  the amount necessary to deter a future violation;                (5)  efforts to correct the violation; and                (6)  any other matter that justice may require.          (c)  If it appears that a person has violated Section 3.002,   the attorney general may institute an action for a civil penalty,   injunctive relief, or both.          (d)  The attorney general may recover reasonable attorney's   fees and expenses and court costs incurred in recovering a civil   penalty or obtaining injunctive relief under this section.          Sec. 3.004.  CRIMINAL PENALTY. A person commits an offense   if the person, with criminal negligence, violates Section 3.002.   An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.          SECTION 2.  Chapter 3, Property Code, as added by this Act,   does not apply to the use or retention of a DNA sample collected or   provided before the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.     * * * * *