# Connecticut SB 00123: AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR CERTAIN RATE INCREASES AT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES, MUNICIPAL AGENTS FOR AGING, EMERGENCY POWER GENERATOR REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR HOME HEALTH AIDE EMPLOYEES, THE NURSING HOME BED MORATORIUM AND NURSING HOME RESIDENT DATA. Connecticut SB 00123, AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR CERTAIN RATE INCREASES AT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES, MUNICIPAL AGENTS FOR AGING, EMERGENCY POWER GENERATOR REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR HOME HEALTH AIDE EMPLOYEES, THE NURSING HOME BED MORATORIUM AND NURSING HOME RESIDENT DATA., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Aging Committee; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00123-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Connecticut SB 00123 - State: Connecticut - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR CERTAIN RATE INCREASES AT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES, MUNICIPAL AGENTS FOR AGING, EMERGENCY POWER GENERATOR REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR HOME HEALTH AIDE EMPLOYEES, THE NURSING HOME BED MORATORIUM AND NURSING HOME RESIDENT DATA. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-11 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Aging Committee - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: aging - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (0 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary To require each assisted living services agency to hold a public informational hearing when the agency increases a fee by more than ten per cent of the previous fee. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Residents get hearings before assisted-living increases: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, assisted living services agencies must hold informational hearings before raising a fee by more than 10%. The hearing must happen at least 30 days before the increase takes effect. Residents, their representatives, and family members must have a chance to comment. The law… - Home health aides get free protective equipment: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, home health aide agencies must give each aide the protective equipment needed to serve clients safely. Agencies must provide this equipment at no cost to the employee. - Towns can share impartial aging agents: benefit, low. Beginning May 27, 2026, two or more Connecticut municipalities can jointly appoint aging agents through a written agreement. That agreement may explain how they share expenses. Agents cannot have conflicts that may interfere with unbiased information, help, or referrals. Beginning July 1, 2026, age… - Backup power required in certain senior apartments: mixed, medium. Beginning October 1, 2026, owners of qualifying private apartment projects must install and maintain emergency generators. Projects must be at least 15 stories tall and contain age-restricted homes. They must also have a mortgage insured, in whole or part, under the National Housing Act. Only munic… - Care facilities face audits with appeal protections: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Department of Social Services must audit covered Medicaid nursing, residential care, and intellectual-disability facilities. Covered facilities also include nursing-associated chronic disease hospitals and rest homes with nursing supervision. Audits generally require 30… - Nursing home beds face need-based approval rules: mixed, low. Beginning May 27, 2026, moratorium exceptions allow certain new Medicaid-certified beds when local census trends show priority needs. The state gives preference to small-house-style facilities that follow its long-term care plan. For covered bed requests, the Department of Social Services reviews f… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Aging Committee - Cosponsor: Anne M. Hughes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jaime S. Foster (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jan Hochadel (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jane M. Garibay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mitch Bolinsky (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Nick Gauthier (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Patricia Billie Miller (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Hwang (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: William Pizzuto (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | AGE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass | | | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 230 | pass | | | | | 2026-03-05 | House | House Roll Call Vote 248 AS AMENDED | pass | | | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-05-27: Signed by the Governor (legislature) - 2026-05-22: Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor (legislature) - 2026-05-22: Transmitted to the Secretary of State (legislature) - 2026-05-19: Public Act 26-74 (legislature) - 2026-05-05: In Concurrence (legislature) - 2026-05-05: House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A (House) - 2026-05-05: House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A (House) - 2026-05-01: House Calendar Number 558 (House) - 2026-05-01: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House) - 2026-05-01: Rules Suspended, Transmitted to the House (House) - 2026-05-01: Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A (Senate) - 2026-05-01: Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 5644 (Senate) - 2026-03-19: File Number 67 (legislature) - 2026-03-19: Senate Calendar Number 67 (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature) - 2026-03-13: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/18/26 5:00 PM (legislature) - 2026-03-05: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature) - 2026-03-05: Joint Favorable Substitute (legislature) - 2026-02-13: Public Hearing 02/19 (legislature) - 2026-02-11: Referred to Joint Committee on Aging (legislature) ## Bill text - Public Act No. 26-74, 2026-05-01: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00074-R00SB-00123-PA.PDF) - File No. 67, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00123-R000067-FC.PDF) - AGE Joint Favorable Substitute, 2026-03-05: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00123-R01-SB.PDF) - Raised Bill, 2026-02-11: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00123-R00-SB.PDF) - AGE Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00123-R00AGE-JFR.PDF) - AGE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00123-R00AGE-CV40-TS.PDF) - Bill Analysis For File Copy 67: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00123-R000067-BA.PDF) - Bill Analysis for SB-123, as amended by Senate "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00123-R01-BA.PDF) - Fiscal Note For File Copy 67: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00123-R000067-FN.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5644 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00123-R00LCO05644-FNA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for SB-123, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 5644): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00123-R01-FN.PDF) - House Roll Call Vote 248 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00248-R00SB00123-HV.PDF) - Senate Roll Call Vote 230: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00230-R00SB00123-SV.PDF) - Senate Schedule A LCO# 5644 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00123-R00SA-AMD.pdf) - Summary for Public Act No. 26-74: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00074-R02SB-00123-SUM.PDF) ## Related bills - SB 00191: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PSYCHEDELIC-ASSISTED THERAPY PILOT PROGRAM. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Public Act No. 26-74 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00074-R00SB-00123-PA.PDF) - [File No. 67 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00123-R000067-FC.PDF) - [AGE Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00123-R01-SB.PDF) - [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00123-R00-SB.PDF) - [AGE Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00123-R00AGE-JFR.PDF) - [AGE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00123-R00AGE-CV40-TS.PDF) - [Bill Analysis For File Copy 67 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00123-R000067-BA.PDF) - [Bill Analysis for SB-123, as amended by Senate "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00123-R01-BA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note For File Copy 67 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00123-R000067-FN.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5644 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00123-R00LCO05644-FNA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for SB-123, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 5644) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00123-R01-FN.PDF) - [House Roll Call Vote 248 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00248-R00SB00123-HV.PDF) - [Senate Roll Call Vote 230 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00230-R00SB00123-SV.PDF) - [Senate Schedule A LCO# 5644 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00123-R00SA-AMD.pdf) - [Summary for Public Act No. 26-74 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00074-R02SB-00123-SUM.PDF) ## Related - [SB 00191: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PSYCHEDELIC-ASSISTED THERAPY PILOT PROGRAM.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00191-2026) - [SB 00137: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00137-2026) - [HB 05563: AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROPOSALS, CERTIFIC…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05563-2026) - [HB 05509: AN ACT CONCERNING JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05509-2026) - [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) - [Connecticut bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/connecticut/bills) - [Connecticut state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/connecticut) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00123-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).