AN ACT relating to Medicaid, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

What it does: On the version voted Apr 14, 2026: Adds federally set community engagement requirements and cost-sharing to Medicaid, requires eligibility checks every six months, extends current managed care contracts through 2028, bars coverage of weight-loss drugs, and limits Medicaid benefits to those the legislature authorizes or federal law requires. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Adopt House Floor Amendment 16

Amends the bill to let the Medicaid secretary exempt people facing short-term hardship from community engagement requirements, drops the provision continuing them if federal ones end, and requires seeking a hardship waiver for counties with 8.5% or higher unemployment. (AI-written)

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