SB 250 Louisiana Senate · 2026 Regular Session

HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to comprehensive weight management services. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)

SB 250 requires Louisiana's Office of Group Benefits to contract with healthcare providers to offer comprehensive weight management services to plan participants. These services include FDA-approved medications, medically appropriate compounded treatments, medical evaluations, prescribing oversight, and follow-up care. The bill directly affects individuals enrolled in group health benefit plans covered under Louisiana's state programs. It establishes a formal mechanism for the Office of Group Benefits to provide these specific health services through qualified external partners. The bill is currently under review by the Finance Committee after being prefilled on February 26, 2026.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Feb 26, 2026 Signed Jun 2, 2026

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SB250 Original → SB250 Act · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill establishes a new comprehensive weight management program administered by the Office of Group Benefits, offering FDA-approved medications and metabolic health therapies to plan participants starting in 2027. The law mandates that the state covers 100% of premiums for this plan while requiring enrollees to pay the full cost if they choose to purchase medications directly from manufacturers. It also adds specific service requirements, including longitudinal health outcome measurements, and clarifies that existing medical necessity standards remain unchanged.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of the Office of Group Benefits by creating a new, dedicated weight management plan that was not previously available, shifting from general administrative authority to specific program implementation.

SCOPE

Created a new comprehensive weight management plan administered by the Office of Group Benefits to be offered to all plan participants.

REQUIREMENT

Mandated that the plan must include FDA-approved medications, compounded metabolic therapies, medical evaluations, prescribing oversight, follow-up care, and longitudinal outcome measurements.

FISCAL

Established that the state covers 100% of premiums for the weight management plan, but enrollees must pay 100% of costs if they purchase medications directly from manufacturers.

TIMELINE

Set the program launch date for January 1, 2027, and required a notification about direct purchasing options by October 1, 2026.

ELIGIBILITY

Clarified that enrollment in the weight management plan is voluntary and cannot be a condition for enrolling in any other health benefit plan.

Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2026 · House May 29, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

May 13, 2026

D Democratic12

9 Yea 3

75% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 31, 2026

Upper · Passed

Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.

upper

May 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 87, nays 3. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.

lower

May 27, 2026

Introduced

Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments.

lower

May 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (19-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.

lower

May 19, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

lower

May 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported with amendments.

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

upper

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors