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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 239

AN ACT CONCERNING NUTRITION AND FOOD-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR PATIENTS WITH DIABETES AND CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE.

In the Senate since February 18, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require hospitals to (1) examine the nutrition needs of community members with diabetes and congestive heart failure when conducting a community health needs assessment, and (2) prioritize medically tailored and food-based interventions for such community members in the hospital's community benefits implementation strategy.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

2 co-sponsors

Saud Anwar, Martha Marx

In the House of Representatives

    2 co-sponsors

    Antonio Felipe, Nick Gauthier

    Its course

    February 18 to March 16, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action9 actions on 6 days

    In the SenateFrom Feb 18

    Public Health CommitteeFeb 18 to Mar 212 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Feb 18 – Mar 2

    1. Feb 18Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
    2. Feb 19Heard in Public Health Committee
    3. Mar 2Public Health Committee recommended a substitute for it
    All 9 actions, as published
    1. Feb 18REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 19PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 2Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 3FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 9REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 16RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 16FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Mar 16SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Mar 16FILE NO.Both houses