MO SB 1606
died on adjournmentSB 1606 - This act requires health benefit plans that are delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2027 to provide coverage for the treatment of obesity and severe obesity for persons between the ages of two and twenty years old, and the diseases and ailments caused by obesity and severe obesity. Health care services required by this act shall not be subject to any greater deductible or co-payment than any other health care service provided by the health benefit plan. Provisions of this act shall not apply to a supplemental insurance policy as determined by the director of the Department of Commerce and Insurance. This act is substantially similar to HB 292 (2023). TAYLOR MIDDLETON
Missouri · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did MO SB 1606 pass?
No. MO SB 1606 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-12): Second Read and Referred S Insurance and Banking Committee
What is MO SB 1606 about?
MO SB 1606 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “SB 1606 - This act requires health benefit plans that are delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2027 to provide coverage for the treatment of obesity and severe obesity for persons between the ages of two and twenty years old, and the diseases and ailments caused by obesity and severe obesity. Health care services required by this act shall not be subject to any greater deductible or co-payment than any other health care service provided by the health benefit plan. Provisions of this act shall not apply to a supplemental insurance policy as determined by the director of the Department of Commerce and Insurance. This act is substantially similar to HB 292 (2023). TAYLOR MIDDLETON”.
Who sponsors MO SB 1606?
Lewis, Patty is the primary sponsor of MO SB 1606.
Description
SB 1606 - This act requires health benefit plans that are delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 2027 to provide coverage for the treatment of obesity and severe obesity for persons between the ages of two and twenty years old, and the diseases and ailments caused by obesity and severe obesity. Health care services required by this act shall not be subject to any greater deductible or co-payment than any other health care service provided by the health benefit plan. Provisions of this act shall not apply to a supplemental insurance policy as determined by the director of the Department of Commerce and Insurance. This act is substantially similar to HB 292 (2023). TAYLOR MIDDLETON
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- Latest action
- 2026-02-12 — Second Read and Referred S Insurance and Banking Committee
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Sponsors
- Lewis, Pattyprimary
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Action timeline
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2026-02-12
Second Read and Referred S Insurance and Banking Committee
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2026-01-29
S First Read
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- 6923S.01I - IntroducedCompare
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