Bills

HB 2456: DHS; WEIGHT LOSS; OBESITY; MEDICAID; GLP-1; APPROPRIATION

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: House
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-02-17

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-02-18: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Requires the Department of Human Services to provide Medicaid prescription drug program recipients with coverage of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drugs for weight loss.  Appropriates funds.  (HD1)

Discussed in Hearing

House Standing Committee on Human Services & Homelessness5MIN
Feb 5, 2026

House Standing Committee on Human Services & Homelessness

House Standing Committee on Human Services & Homelessness3MIN
Feb 5, 2026

House Standing Committee on Human Services & Homelessness

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