HB 2456: DHS; WEIGHT LOSS; OBESITY; MEDICARE; MEDICAID; GLP-1; APPROPRIATION
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: House
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-02-05: The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Marten, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Olds, Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Amato.)
Introduced
First Committee Review
First Chamber
Second Committee Review
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Version:
Requires the Department of Human Services to provide Medicaid and Medicare part D prescription drug program recipients with coverage of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drugs for weight loss. Appropriates funds.
Discussed in Hearing
5MINFeb 5, 2026
House Standing Committee on Human Services & Homelessness
3MINFeb 5, 2026