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Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 977: Benefits for Obesity under the State Group Health Insurance Plan

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 977 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on January 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Benefits for Obesity under the State Group Health Insurance Plan. Primary sponsor: Susan Valdés (Republican), David Borrero (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Benefits for Obesity under the State Group Health Insurance Plan; Requires DMS to provide coverage for treatment & management of obesity for state group health insurance policies issued after specified date; provides coverage criteria; requires department to adopt eligibility criteria by specified date; provides reporting requirements.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Susan ValdésPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse64
David BorreroPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse111
Dean BlackCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
  2. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3. Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
  4. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
  5. Referred to Budget Committee
  6. Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
  7. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source