# Connecticut HB 05558: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES' ABUSE AND NEGLECT INVESTIGATIONS.

Connecticut HB 05558, AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES' ABUSE AND NEGLECT INVESTIGATIONS., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Human Services 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 05558
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES' ABUSE AND NEGLECT INVESTIGATIONS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-12
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Human Services Committee
- Cosponsors: 30
- Subjects: human services
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

To ensure family members of suspected abuse or neglect victims have access to abuse and neglect investigation reports filed by the Department of Developmental Services unless such family members are suspected of such abuse or neglect and require the department to evaluate and report on the sufficiency of background checks of persons hired to provide services to clients served by the department and whether abuse and neglect investigations are conducted in a prompt and thorough manner.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Human Services Committee
- Cosponsor: Amy Morrin Bello (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bob Duff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Christine Cohen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Craig C. Fishbein (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dave W. Yaccarino (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David DeFronzo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Rutigliano (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Derek Slap (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Devin R. Carney (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Eleni Kavros DeGraw (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Emmanuel Sanchez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gary A. Turco (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Iris N Sanchez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jane M. Garibay (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John-Michael Parker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph H. Zullo (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kenneth Gucker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kerry S. Wood (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lucy Dathan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark W. Anderson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew L. Lesser (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Osborne (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Demicco (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Gauthier (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole Klarides-Ditria (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Honig (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rick Lopes (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Saud Anwar (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tina Courpas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tom Delnicki (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 | House | House Roll Call Vote 124 AS AMENDED | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-19 | House | HS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 264 | pass |   |   |   |

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 26-39, 2026-05-14: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00039-R00HB-05558-PA.PDF)
- File No. 740, 2026-04-29: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05558-R000740-FC.PDF)
- File No. 442, 2026-04-07: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05558-R000442-FC.PDF)
- APP Joint Favorable, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05558-R02-HB.PDF)
- HS Joint Favorable, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05558-R01-HB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05558-R00-HB.PDF)
- APP Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05558-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05558-R00APP-CV84-TS.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 442: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05558-R000442-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 740: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05558-R010740-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for HB-5558, as amended by House "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05558-R01-BA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 442: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05558-R000442-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 740: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05558-R010740-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4771 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05558-R00LCO04771-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for HB-5558, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 4771): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05558-R01-FN.PDF)
- HS Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05558-R00HS-JFR.PDF)
- HS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05558-R00HS-CV19-TS.PDF)
- House Roll Call Vote 124 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00124-R00HB05558-HV.PDF)
- House Schedule A LCO# 4771 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05558-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 264: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00264-R00HB05558-SV.PDF)
- Summary for Public Act No. 26-39: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00039-R02HB-05558-SUM.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Public Act No. 26-39 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00039-R00HB-05558-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 740 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05558-R000740-FC.PDF)
- [File No. 442 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05558-R000442-FC.PDF)
- [APP Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05558-R02-HB.PDF)
- [HS Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05558-R01-HB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05558-R00-HB.PDF)
- [APP Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05558-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- [APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05558-R00APP-CV84-TS.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 442 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05558-R000442-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 740 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05558-R010740-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for HB-5558, as amended by House "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05558-R01-BA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 442 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05558-R000442-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 740 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05558-R010740-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4771 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05558-R00LCO04771-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for HB-5558, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 4771) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05558-R01-FN.PDF)
- [HS Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05558-R00HS-JFR.PDF)
- [HS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05558-R00HS-CV19-TS.PDF)
- [House Roll Call Vote 124 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00124-R00HB05558-HV.PDF)
- [House Schedule A LCO# 4771 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05558-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 264 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00264-R00HB05558-SV.PDF)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 26-39 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00039-R02HB-05558-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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