All Roll Calls
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Sponsored By: Human Services Committee
Signed by Governor
To increase Medicaid rates of reimbursement for certain providers.
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Beginning July 1, 2026, Connecticut Medicaid prescribers must consider whether nonopioid treatments are feasible before prescribing opioids for beneficiaries’ pain. Options include physical therapy, acupuncture, chiropractic care, and spinal cord stimulation. Providers do not have to prescribe these alternatives, and patients do not have to use them. The law does not guarantee coverage of these treatments.
Beginning July 1, 2026, Connecticut must establish five-year reviews of Medicaid provider payment rates, with public comment. The first review starts by January 1, 2027; all rates must be evaluated by January 1, 2032. Reviews compare rates with Medicare when possible within available funding. The state must consolidate payment schedules so every provider uses the same schedule for the same service. With funds appropriated and after consulting the state budget secretary, the commissioner may raise rates at each calendar year’s end. These updates may use a more current Medicare base year, but increases are not guaranteed. Annual reports to lawmakers start January 15, 2028, covering review methods and recommended funding for higher provider pay.
Human Services Committee
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Amy Morrin Bello
Democratic • House
Anne M. Hughes
Democratic • House
Anthony L. Nolan
Democratic • House
Christopher Poulos
Democratic • House
Eleni Kavros DeGraw
Democratic • House
Eric C. Berthel
Republican • Senate
Geraldo C. Reyes
Democratic • House
Greg S. Howard
Republican • House
Heather S. Somers
Republican • Senate
Hilda E. Santiago
Democratic • House
Jaime S. Foster
Democratic • House
James Sanchez
Democratic • House
Jane M. Garibay
Democratic • House
Jill Barry
Democratic • House
Joshua M. Hall
Democratic • House
Julie Kushner
Democratic • Senate
Kara Rochelle
Democratic • House
Kate Farrar
Democratic • House
Laurie Sweet
Democratic • House
Lucy Dathan
Democratic • House
Martha Marx
Democratic • Senate
Martin M. Looney
Democratic • Senate
Mary Fortier
Democratic • House
Matthew L. Lesser
Democratic • Senate
Michael "MJ" Shannon
Democratic • House
Michael D. Quinn
Democratic • House
Michael DiGiovancarlo
Democratic • House
Nicholas Menapace
Democratic • House
Nick Gauthier
Democratic • House
Paul Cicarella
Republican • Senate
Rebecca Martinez
Democratic • House
Renee LaMark Muir
Democratic • House
Sarah Keitt
Democratic • House
Saud Anwar
Democratic • Senate
Stephen G. Harding
Republican • Senate
Tom Delnicki
Republican • House
All Roll Calls
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Senate vote • 3/19/2026
Senate Roll Call Vote 396
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House vote • 3/19/2026
House Roll Call Vote 216 AS AMENDED
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House vote • 3/19/2026
HS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
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Public Act No. 26-146
5/4/2026
File No. 445
4/7/2026
HS Joint Favorable Substitute
3/19/2026
Raised Bill
3/12/2026
Bill Analysis For File Copy 445
Bill Analysis for HB-5561, as amended by House "A"
Fiscal Note For File Copy 445
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5818 (See Fiscal Note Details)
Fiscal Note for HB-5561, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 5818)
HS Joint Fav. Rpt
HS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
House Roll Call Vote 216 AS AMENDED
House Schedule A LCO# 5818 (D)
Senate Roll Call Vote 396
Summary for Public Act No. 26-146
HB 05563, AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROPOSALS, CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL FOR AIRPORTS, HELIPORTS, VERTIPORTS, RESTRICTED LANDING AREAS AND OTHER AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES, POLICE COLLABORATION WITH SOCIAL WORKERS, SURVEILLANCE PRICING, EDUCATION COST SHARING AND WITHHOLDING OF TAXES FROM LUMP SUM PAYMENTS.
To (1) modify statutory provisions relating to the offenses of organized retail theft and accessory to organized retail theft, (2) establish fostering the sale of stolen property and gift card crime as forms of larceny, (3) modify statutory provisions relating to the civil liability of a person eighteen years of age or older or an emancipated minor who takes possession of certain goods, merchandise or produce without the consent of the owner and with a certain intention, or who alters the price indicia of such goods or merchandise, and (4) modify statutory provisions concerning to whom the Department of Public Health may release information concerning acknowledgment of parentage.
HB 05509, AN ACT CONCERNING JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
To (1) require the Secretary of the State to publish a manual concerning the duties of justices of the peace, (2) prohibit misconduct by justices of the peace, (3) specify that a newly created office of justice of the peace may be filled by appointment prior to the next regular election, (4) require a forty-eight hour waiting period before the issuance of a marriage license, and (5) establish a working group concerning justices of the peace.
HB 05518, AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING SUBSURFACE SEWAGE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, WATER OPERATOR APPRENTICES AND VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND DRINKING WATER STATUTES.
To implement the Department of Public Health's recommendations regarding various revisions to the environmental health and drinking water statutes, including statutes relating to bottled water, environmental laboratories and asbestos abatement.
HB 05442, AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR AND TAX AGREEMENTS RELATED TO CERTAIN CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES.
To specify the applicability of (1) a property tax exemption for certain Class I renewable energy sources and authorize municipalities to amend their 2025 grand list accordingly, and (2) certain tax agreements related to solar photovoltaic systems.
HB 05349, AN ACT CONCERNING A POLICE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM AND THE ROUNDING OF CERTAIN CASH PURCHASES.
To establish a task force to study the operations of the Department of Consumer Protection.
HB 05340, AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION.
To (1) require the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to develop successor programs for the RRES, NRES and SCEF programs, (2) require a study of consumer protections for solar photovoltaic system leasing and sales, (3) allow the use of portable solar photovoltaic systems, (4) require the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to implement an agrivoltaics program, and (5) require the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to establish a pilot program concerning the installation of solar photovoltaic systems in environmental justice communities.