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ConnecticutHB 071032025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
AN ACT CONCERNING THE KATIE BECKETT WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS.
Sponsored By: Human Services Committee
Signed by Governor
Summary
To increase access to the Katie Beckett Medicaid waiver program for children with complex, severe illnesses or conditions.
human services
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Katie Beckett coverage ends at 18
Beginning July 1, 2025, Connecticut limits Katie Beckett Medicaid waiver eligibility to age 18 or younger, down from 21. The program provides care at home or in the community for people in institutions or at risk of entering one. Applicants must have a physical disability and meet the waiver’s financial rules. They may also have a developmental disability. The Department of Social Services runs the program within available state funding.
Clearer waiver information for Connecticut families
By January 1, 2026, Connecticut’s Department of Social Services must post Katie Beckett waiver services and eligibility rules online. This includes income and asset limits, family support contacts, and other Medicaid options for children and young adults. The website must list possible funding for home changes and adaptive equipment, with state equipment-purchase and assistive-technology loan links. Medicaid provider bulletins must also list waiver eligibility rules and provider payment rates. Each year, the department must survey waiting-list applicants by email or mail to update personal details or leave the list. Applicants who do not reply stay on the list. The law also requires a five-year plan to end the waiting list and add home-modification coverage. By October 1, 2026, the department must report to legislative budget and human services committees, including recommended state funding. The plan itself does not guarantee enrollment or new coverage.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Human Services Committee
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/5/2025
APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
Yes: 50 • No: 0
House vote • 3/14/2025
HS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
Yes: 22 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/14/2025
Senate Roll Call Vote 294
Yes: 36 • No: 0
House vote • 3/14/2025
House Roll Call Vote 138 AS AMENDED
Yes: 143 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by the Governor
6/10/2025legislatureTransmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
6/9/2025legislatureTransmitted to the Secretary of State
6/5/2025legislaturePublic Act 25-42
6/3/2025legislatureOn Consent Calendar / In Concurrence
5/29/2025legislatureSenate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
5/29/2025SenateSenate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
5/29/2025SenateFile Number 941
5/21/2025legislatureSenate Calendar Number 517
5/21/2025SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
5/21/2025SenateHouse Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
5/19/2025HouseHouse Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 8575
5/19/2025HouseFile Number 913
5/14/2025legislatureTabled for the Calendar, House
5/14/2025HouseNew File by Committee on Appropriations
5/14/2025legislatureReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
5/14/2025legislatureReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 05/13/25 5:00 PM
5/8/2025legislatureFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
5/6/2025legislatureJoint Favorable Substitute
5/5/2025legislatureReferred by House to Committee on Appropriations
4/29/2025HouseFile Number 467
4/2/2025legislatureHouse Calendar Number 297
4/2/2025HouseFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
4/2/2025HouseReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
4/2/2025legislatureReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/01/25 5:00 PM
3/27/2025legislature
Bill Text
Public Act No. 25-42
6/3/2025
File No. 941
5/21/2025
File No. 913
5/14/2025
File No. 467
4/2/2025
APP Joint Favorable Substitute
3/14/2025
HS Joint Favorable
3/14/2025
Raised Bill
2/27/2025
APP Joint Fav. Rpt
APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
Bill Analysis For File Copy 467
Bill Analysis For File Copy 913
Bill Analysis For File Copy 941
Bill Analysis for HB-7103, as amended by House "A"
Fiscal Note For File Copy 467
Fiscal Note For File Copy 913
Fiscal Note For File Copy 941
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8575 (See Fiscal Note Details)
Fiscal Note for HB-7103, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 8575)
HS Joint Fav. Rpt
HS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
House Roll Call Vote 138 AS AMENDED
House Schedule A LCO# 8575 (D)
Senate Roll Call Vote 294
Summary for Public Act No. 25-42
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