Florida lawmakers passed a bill that would block life insurers and long-term care insurers from using genetic information to price policies, making Florida the first state to ban the use of the information.

Bill sponsor and incoming House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor, called the unanimous House vote a “major victory for Floridians” and predicted that other states will follow.

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