House Health & Human Services

Tuesday, May 5, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

The House Health & Human Services Committee killed its own compounded weight-loss bill at the sponsors' request even as they insisted the safety danger was real, advanced a long-negotiated out-of-network billing fix without dissent, and split 9-4 over a bill to trim health-care red tape. A bill mandating a 72-hour pause before cancer patients see their own results drew emotional opposition and was laid over.

Key Actions

·Out-of-Network Health Insurance Dispute ResolutionPassed

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Notable Quotes

“don't let this issue be killed by the lobby. Take up this mantle next year.”
Matt Soper (Representative) · witness — The co-sponsor's parting plea as his own bill on unregulated compounded weight-loss drugs was postponed indefinitely; he noted he will not return to the legislature next session.

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Votes

Referred to Committee of the WholeAction

Yes (13)Mary Bradfield, Dusty Johnson, Karen McCormick, Dan Woog, Sheila Lieder, Lindsay Gilchrist, Brandi Bradley, Regina English, Lisa Feret, Eliza Hamrick, Gretchen Rydin, Katie Stewart, Carlos Barron

Postponed indefinitely — bill killedAction

Yes (12)Lisa Feret, Dusty Johnson, Karen McCormick, Carlos Barron, Mary Bradfield, Brandi Bradley, Gretchen Rydin, Katie Stewart, Dan Woog, Sheila Lieder, Lindsay Gilchrist, Eliza Hamrick

Excused (1)Regina English

Referred to Committee of the WholeAction

Yes (9)Mary Bradfield, Regina English, Lisa Feret, Eliza Hamrick, Gretchen Rydin, Sheila Lieder, Lindsay Gilchrist, Karen McCormick, Katie Stewart

No (4)Carlos Barron, Brandi Bradley, Dan Woog, Dusty Johnson

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TranscriptPreview

Okay. The Health and Human Services committee will come to order. Mr. Sudhun, please call the roll. Representative Zabaron. Preschante. Redfield. Here. Bradley Ecky. English. Excused. Frey. Here. Amrick. Excused. Johnson. Here. Cormac. Here. Brighton. Here. Stuart. Here. Wood. Boog. Here. Leader. Here. Madam Chair. Here. Okay, thank you everyone for joining us here today. I'm sorry, we're a little bit behind. We are. We will have two minutes for testimony today and 10 minute panels and we're. We have our first bill sponsors here for Senate Bill 66 after they take their photo. Representative Jackson? Thank you, Madam Chair, and good afternoon, committee. First, I want to start by acknowledging the legitimate compounding community. Our local pharmacies that do a great job, they get this right, the pharmacists, the providers, the small businesses who serve patients every day with care and integrity. Compounding plays an important role in our healthcare system, and nothing in this bill was intended to undermine or limit that work. This bill was brought forward because we're seeing a growing market of compounded weight loss medications that are not FDA approved and in some cases are being marketed in ways that are misleading or not…

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