Florida · Senate Bill 1070 · 2026 Regular Session

State Group Insurance Program Coverage for Obesity Treatment

SB 1070 Sponsored by Ana Maria Rodriguez Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 5, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 12, 2026
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 1, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

State Group Insurance Program Coverage for Obesity Treatment; Requiring the Department of Management Services to provide coverage for specified strategies for the evidence-based treatment and management of obesity and related conditions for state group health insurance plan policies issued on or after a specified date; prohibiting coverage criteria for weight management medications from being more restrictive than the United States Food and Drug Administration’s indications for such medications, etc.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations · Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeDied in Governmental Oversight and Accountability · Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.