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HB1798 Relative to the coverage of diapers under the state Medicaid plan.

Healthcare Active Auto-scored

Relative to the coverage of diapers under the state Medicaid plan.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

7

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

7
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Your Wallet

Diapers cost $70-80/month per child; Medicaid coverage would relieve a significant burden on low-income families.

8
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Your Community

Diaper need is linked to worse child health outcomes and prevents parents from using childcare (which requires diapers), keeping them from working.

5
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Your Freedom

No direct freedom impact; addresses a basic child welfare need.

Status

Remove from Table (Rep. W. Thomas): Motion Failed Regular Calendar 151-185 03/11/2026 House Journal 7

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Carrie Sorensen (D)

The Short Version

Would cover diapers under Medicaid, helping low-income families afford a basic necessity. Diaper need affects 1 in 3 low-income families. Tabled 197-158, then motion to remove from table failed 151-185.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Low-income families with young children
  • ▲ Children's health and hygiene
  • ▲ Working parents needing childcare that requires diapers

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Medicaid budget for diaper coverage

Roll Call Detail (2 votes)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 2 recorded votes on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans opposed it ( 1 for , 195 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 157 for , 2 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Remove From Table 2026-03-11
Failed

YES = Yes. NO = No.

1R + 150D
Voted Yea (151)
185R
Voted Nay (185)
35
Absent
21
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (151)

Republicans (1)
Democrats (150)

Voted Nay (185)

Republicans (185)
Absent (35)

Beth Richards (D) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Cindy Bennett (R) , Dale Girard (D) , Dale Swanson (D) , David Love (R) , David Lundgren (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Dick Thackston (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Gregory Sargent (D) , Jaci Grote (D) , James Gruber (D) , James Thibault (R) , Jay Markell (R) , Jeanine Notter (R) , John Janigian (R) , Jonathan Smith (R) , Jose Cambrils (R) , Marc Plamondon (D) , Mark Warden (R) , Mary Ford (R) , Matthew Hicks (D) , Molly Howard (D) , Myles England (D) , Patricia Cornell (D) , Peggy Balboni (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Ron Dunn (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Tom Dolan (R)

Table 2026-02-12
Passed

YES = Kill the bill. NO = Keep the bill alive.

195R + 2D
Voted to Kill the Bill (197)
1R + 157D
Voted to Keep It Alive (158)
22
Absent
17
Not voting
Show all 394 individual votes

Voted Yea (197)

Republicans (195)
Democrats (2)

Voted Nay (158)

Republicans (1)
Democrats (157)
Absent (22)

Beth Richards (D) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Charles Foote (R) , David Meuse (D) , Dillon Dumont (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Harry Bean (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , John MacDonald (R) , John Suiter (R) , Julie Gilman (D) , Mark MacKenzie (D) , Mary Murphy (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Richard Brown (R) , Sean Durkin (R) , Terry Roy (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , William Dolan (D)

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