# Connecticut HB 05557: AN ACT CONCERNING A PLAN TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKING GROUPS ON AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND NONEMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSEMENT.

Connecticut HB 05557, AN ACT CONCERNING A PLAN TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKING GROUPS ON AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND NONEMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSEMENT., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Human Services Committee; status signed, last action 2026-06-02 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut HB 05557
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING A PLAN TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKING GROUPS ON AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND NONEMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSEMENT.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-12
- Last action: 2026-06-02, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Human Services Committee
- Cosponsors: 33
- Subjects: human services
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

To modify eligibility criteria for assistance programs administered by the Department of Developmental Services.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Human Services Committee
- Cosponsor: Anthony L. Nolan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Lanoue (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ceci Maher (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Christopher Poulos (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cristin McCarthy Vahey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dave W. Yaccarino (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Eleni Kavros DeGraw (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greg S. Howard (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jason Doucette (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jason Perillo (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jason Rojas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jillian Gilchrest (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Canino (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John-Michael Parker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph H. Zullo (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Josh Elliott (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kenneth Gucker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kerry S. Wood (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Laurie Sweet (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lucy Dathan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Martha Marx (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Martin M. Looney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Maryam Khan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Blumenthal (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew L. Lesser (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Osborne (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Demicco (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicholas Menapace (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Honig (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Saud Anwar (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tami Zawistowski (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tom Delnicki (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tom O'Dea (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-17 | House | APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 401 | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-19 | House | HS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-19 | House | House Roll Call Vote 226 AS AMENDED | pass |   |   |   |

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 26-151, 2026-05-04: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00151-R00HB-05557-PA.PDF)
- File No. 441, 2026-04-07: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05557-R000441-FC.PDF)
- APP Joint Favorable, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05557-R02-HB.PDF)
- HS Joint Favorable, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05557-R01-HB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05557-R00-HB.PDF)
- APP Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05557-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05557-R00APP-CV83-TS.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 441: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05557-R000441-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for HB-5557, as amended by House "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05557-R01-BA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 441: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05557-R000441-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 6015 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05557-R00LCO06015-FNA.pdf)
- Fiscal Note for HB-5557, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 6015): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05557-R01-FN.PDF)
- HS Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05557-R00HS-JFR.PDF)
- HS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05557-R00HS-CV18-TS.PDF)
- House Roll Call Vote 226 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00226-R00HB05557-HV.PDF)
- House Schedule A LCO# 6015 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05557-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 401: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00401-R00HB05557-SV.PDF)
- Summary for Public Act No. 26-151: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00151-R02HB-05557-SUM.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Public Act No. 26-151 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00151-R00HB-05557-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 441 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05557-R000441-FC.PDF)
- [APP Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05557-R02-HB.PDF)
- [HS Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05557-R01-HB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05557-R00-HB.PDF)
- [APP Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05557-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- [APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05557-R00APP-CV83-TS.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 441 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05557-R000441-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for HB-5557, as amended by House "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05557-R01-BA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 441 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05557-R000441-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 6015 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05557-R00LCO06015-FNA.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note for HB-5557, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 6015) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05557-R01-FN.PDF)
- [HS Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05557-R00HS-JFR.PDF)
- [HS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05557-R00HS-CV18-TS.PDF)
- [House Roll Call Vote 226 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00226-R00HB05557-HV.PDF)
- [House Schedule A LCO# 6015 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05557-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 401 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00401-R00HB05557-SV.PDF)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 26-151 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00151-R02HB-05557-SUM.PDF)

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- [HB 05518: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05518-2026)
- [HB 05442: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR AND TAX AGREEMENTS RELATED TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05442-2026)
- [HB 05349: AN ACT CONCERNING A POLICE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM AND THE ROUNDING OF CERTAIN…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05349-2026)
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