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ConnecticutHB 055622026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO HUMAN SERVICES STATUTES.
Sponsored By: Human Services Committee
Signed by Governor
Summary
To make technical and other changes to statutes concerning human services.
human services
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8 provisions identified: 7 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Higher service funding cap for deafblind adults
Beginning July 1, 2026, Connecticut raises its community inclusion spending cap from $10,000 to $14,000 per person per fiscal year. The cap covers adults age 21 or older who are both deaf and blind or visually impaired. Services must come through specialized public or private organizations. The state may spend up to this limit; eligible adults are not guaranteed the full amount.
Faster wheelchair repairs and clearer rights
Beginning July 1, 2026, authorized dealers must provide home repairs on request for complex rehabilitation technology wheelchairs they sold or leased in Connecticut. Dealers must respond to repair requests within one business day. They must order needed parts within three business days after assessing the need or receiving insurer approval. Dealers must give written repair-rights notices at purchase or lease, on their websites, and in consumer mailings.
Medication consent protections for nursing home residents
Beginning July 1, 2026, Connecticut law applies federal nursing home rules on antipsychotic medicines and informed consent to treatment. The law uses the federal rules as adopted on January 1, 2026. These requirements protect nursing home residents when they receive treatment.
Clearer abuse-reporting contacts for older residents
Beginning July 1, 2026, managed residential communities must include Department of Social Services contact information on posted resident-rights notices. Older residents can use these contacts to report suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, or abandonment, or to seek protective services.
Diverse voices required on LGBTQ policy network
Beginning July 1, 2026, Connecticut's LGBTQ Justice and Opportunity Network must reflect the diversity of the LGBTQ community. Required members include health and mental health providers, community and advocacy representatives, and LGBTQ people in specified roles. Up to nine additional members may serve based on their interest in state policy affecting LGBTQ people. The House speaker and Senate president pro tempore jointly appoint members, with appointments due September 1, 2026.
Registry access expands for disability-service employers
Upon passage, the law expands registry access for employers whose staff serve people receiving Department of Developmental Services services or funding. It also covers employers serving people in the Department of Social Services' autism spectrum disorder Medicaid waiver program. This changes employers' registry access, not program benefits or eligibility.
More continuing education options for licensees
Beginning June 2, 2026, covered licensees have more qualifying continuing education options. Courses offered or approved by the Connecticut Association of Healthcare Facilities or LeadingAge Connecticut & Rhode Island, Inc. qualify. Courses must relate to the licensee's practice. The existing requirement remains at least 40 hours every two years.
SNAP households get staggered benefit dates
Connecticut must begin sending SNAP benefits to different recipient groups at different times each month by March 1, 2026. The social services commissioner sets the groups, following federal law. The law required a system-update contract by December 31, 2024. Implementation reports are due April 1, 2026, and annually afterward. This changes benefit timing, not benefit amounts.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Human Services Committee
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
Jane M. Garibay
Democratic • House
Kenneth Gucker
Democratic • House
Matthew L. Lesser
Democratic • Senate
Michael "MJ" Shannon
Democratic • House
Nick Gauthier
Democratic • House
Tom Delnicki
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/19/2026
Senate Roll Call Vote 356
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 3/19/2026
House Roll Call Vote 197 AS AMENDED
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 3/19/2026
HS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Bill Text
Public Act No. 26-72
5/19/2026
File No. 446
4/7/2026
HS Joint Favorable Substitute
3/19/2026
Raised Bill
3/12/2026
Bill Analysis For File Copy 446
Bill Analysis for HB-5562, as amended by House "A"
Fiscal Note For File Copy 446
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5099 (See Fiscal Note Details)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5213 (See Fiscal Note Details)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5252 (See Fiscal Note Details)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5435 (See Fiscal Note Details)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5592 (See Fiscal Note Details)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5596 (See Fiscal Note Details)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5656 (Cost)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5661 (See Fiscal Note Details)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5692 (See Fiscal Note Details)
Fiscal Note for HB-5562, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 5692)
HS Joint Fav. Rpt
HS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
House LCO Amendment #5099 (D)
House LCO Amendment #5213 (D)
House LCO Amendment #5243 (R)
House LCO Amendment #5252 (D)
House LCO Amendment #5364 (R)
House LCO Amendment #5366 (R)
House LCO Amendment #5367 (R)
House LCO Amendment #5368 (R)
House LCO Amendment #5369 (R)
House LCO Amendment #5370 (R)
House LCO Amendment #5373 (R)
House LCO Amendment #5375 (R)
House LCO Amendment #5435 (D)
House LCO Amendment #5462 (R)
House LCO Amendment #5592 (D)
House LCO Amendment #5596 (R)
House LCO Amendment #5656 (R)
House LCO Amendment #5658 (R)
House LCO Amendment #5661 (R)
House Roll Call Vote 197 AS AMENDED
House Schedule A LCO# 5692 (D)
Senate Roll Call Vote 356
Summary for Public Act No. 26-72
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