Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 27
Health insurance policies; require coverage for certain obesity treatments.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN INSURANCE POLICIES AND CONTRACTS SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR OBESITY TREATMENT FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS A BODY MASS INDEX THAT IS THIRTY PERCENT OR MORE ABOVE HIS OR HER IDEAL BODY WEIGHT AND WHEN A WRITTEN ORDER IS PROVIDED BY A PHYSICIAN THAT STATES THE TREATMENT IS MEDICALLY NECESSARY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 7 to February 3, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 7 to Feb 3 · stopped27 days
InsuranceJan 7 to Feb 3 · stopped27 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 7 – Feb 3
- Jan 7Referred to the House committees on Insurance and on Appropriations A
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 7Referred To Insurance;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives