CaliforniaCalifornia may partner to improve access to lower-cost GLP-1 drugs
With legislative funding, the state health agency may partner to address prices and shortages for FDA-approved GLP-1 weight-management medication.
What it does
The agency may partner to increase competition, lower prices, or address shortages for at least one FDA-approved GLP-1 weight-management medicine. It can do this only if needed and if the Legislature provides money.
If needed, the agency must establish partners to distribute the medication and make its best effort to negotiate prices at or below what Medi-Cal beneficiaries paid in 2025.
Argument forMore competition and agency efforts to negotiate prices could make FDA-approved GLP-1 weight-management medication more affordable for Californians.
Argument againstPeople may not see more affordable GLP-1 medication if the Legislature does not provide money or the agency cannot find partners.
More detail
The California Health and Human Services Agency may partner with others to address competition, prices, and shortages for GLP-1 medication. This applies to at least one FDA-approved GLP-1 antiobesity medication, including the listed related medicines and future weight-management medicines in that category. The agency may act only if needed and if the Legislature provides money for it.
The agency must establish distribution partners if needed and make its best effort to negotiate prices. These requirements apply to the GLP-1 antiobesity medication partnerships described in the amended section. The agency must make its best effort; the text does not guarantee that it will reach the price goal. The 2025 Medi-Cal cost is the benchmark for the agency's price negotiations.
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- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Sep 28Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 725, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 28Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 3Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 27Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5987.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Special Consent SB1089 Richardson et al. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 26Ordered to special consent calendar.
- Aug 24In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 1089 Richardson Senate Third Reading By Wicks. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 24Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6418.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 20Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 20Read third time and amended.Major
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (August 13).Minor
- Aug 13Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
- Aug 5August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- Jun 22Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.Minor
- Jun 18Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. E. & R.Major
- Jun 17From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P. E. & R. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 16).Major
- Jun 16
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Employment and Retirement]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 4Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and P. E. & R.Minor
- May 27In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 27Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4499.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- May 18Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 14Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- May 14From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 4264.) (May 14).Major
- May 8Set for hearing May 14.
- May 4May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 28Set for hearing May 4.
- Apr 23Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Apr 22From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4013.) (April 22).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 16From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L., P.E. & R. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3901.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.Minor
- Apr 15Set for hearing April 22 in L., P.E. & R. pending receipt.
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ]. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 27Set for hearing April 15.
- Mar 24From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.Major
- Feb 26Referred to Coms. on HEALTH and L., P.E. & R.Minor
- Feb 17From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16.
- Feb 13Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced
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