# Connecticut HB 05377: AN ACT CONCERNING RETURN OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PAYMENTS.

Connecticut HB 05377, AN ACT CONCERNING RETURN OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PAYMENTS., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Insurance and Real Estate Committee; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut HB 05377
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING RETURN OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PAYMENTS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-26
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Insurance and Real Estate Committee
- Cosponsors: 22
- Subjects: insurance and real estate
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

To: (1) Shorten the time period that health carriers may cancel, deny or demand the return of payment from health care providers and to require that health carriers establish an electronic appeal process; and (2) require hospital-based facilities to submit such facility's national provider identifier and tax identification number with each claim for reimbursement.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Insurance and Real Estate Committee
- Cosponsor: Anne M. Hughes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher Poulos (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Devin R. Carney (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Eilish Collins Main (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gary A. Turco (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Hector Arzeno (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jill Barry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John-Michael Parker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Kushner (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lucy Dathan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michael D. Quinn (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michael DiGiovancarlo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mitch Bolinsky (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick E. Callahan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Raghib Allie-Brennan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Renee LaMark Muir (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Saud Anwar (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steven Winter (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tammy Nuccio (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tom Delnicki (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tony Hwang (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: William Heffernan (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 350 | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-12 | House | House Roll Call Vote 94 AS AMENDED | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-12 | House | INS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass |   |   |   |

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 26-56, 2026-05-14: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00056-R00HB-05377-PA.PDF)
- File No. 722, 2026-04-27: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05377-R000722-FC.PDF)
- File No. 245, 2026-03-30: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05377-R000245-FC.PDF)
- INS Joint Favorable Substitute, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05377-R01-HB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05377-R00-HB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 245: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05377-R000245-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 722: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05377-R010722-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for HB-5377, as amended by House "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05377-R01-BA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 245: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05377-R000245-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 722: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05377-R010722-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 3916 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05377-R00LCO03916-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4256 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05377-R00LCO04256-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for HB-5377, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 4256): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05377-R01-FN.PDF)
- House LCO Amendment #3916 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO03916-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House Roll Call Vote 94 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00094-R00HB05377-HV.PDF)
- House Schedule A LCO# 4256 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05377-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- INS Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05377-R00INS-JFR.PDF)
- INS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05377-R00INS-CV13-TS.PDF)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 350: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00350-R00HB05377-SV.PDF)
- Summary for Public Act No. 26-56: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00056-R02HB-05377-SUM.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Public Act No. 26-56 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00056-R00HB-05377-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 722 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05377-R000722-FC.PDF)
- [File No. 245 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05377-R000245-FC.PDF)
- [INS Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05377-R01-HB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05377-R00-HB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 245 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05377-R000245-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 722 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05377-R010722-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for HB-5377, as amended by House "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05377-R01-BA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 245 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05377-R000245-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 722 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05377-R010722-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 3916 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05377-R00LCO03916-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4256 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05377-R00LCO04256-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for HB-5377, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 4256) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05377-R01-FN.PDF)
- [House LCO Amendment #3916 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO03916-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House Roll Call Vote 94 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00094-R00HB05377-HV.PDF)
- [House Schedule A LCO# 4256 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05377-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- [INS Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05377-R00INS-JFR.PDF)
- [INS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05377-R00INS-CV13-TS.PDF)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 350 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00350-R00HB05377-SV.PDF)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 26-56 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00056-R02HB-05377-SUM.PDF)

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- [HB 05153: AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05153-2026)
- [SB 00488: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE TREASURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISIONS TO THE UNCLAI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00488-2026)
- [SB 00475: AN ACT CONCERNING JUDICIAL BRANCH OPERATIONS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00475-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05377-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).