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HI HB 2456

died on adjournment

RELATING TO DRUGS FOR WEIGHT LOSS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

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)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Status date
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Reported from HSH/HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 382-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • LA CHICAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 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).

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  2. 2026-02-18

    Reported from HSH/HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 382-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  3. 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.

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  4. 2026-02-05

    The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Olds, Hartsfield, Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Amato.

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  5. 2026-02-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH/HLT on Thursday, 02-05-26 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. 2026-02-02

    Referred to HSH/HLT, FIN, referral sheet 6

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  7. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  8. 2026-01-27

    Pending introduction.

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Documents

Votes

  • The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-05 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Marten: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Amato: not voting
  • The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-05 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Takayama: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Amato: not voting

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