# Connecticut SB 00196: AN ACT CONCERNING HOSPITAL SALE-LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS AND ATTESTATIONS CONCERNING LACK OF A CONTROLLING INTEREST OF A HOSPITAL OR OF INTERFERENCE WITH THE PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT AND CLINICAL DECISIONS OF CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS OF A HOSPITAL BY A PRIVATE EQUITY ENTITY.

Connecticut SB 00196, AN ACT CONCERNING HOSPITAL SALE-LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS AND ATTESTATIONS CONCERNING LACK OF A CONTROLLING INTEREST OF A HOSPITAL OR OF INTERFERENCE WITH THE PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT AND CLINICAL DECISIONS OF CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS OF A HOSPITAL BY A PRIVATE EQUITY ENTITY., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Public Health Committee; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut SB 00196
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING HOSPITAL SALE-LEASEBACK TRANSACTIONS AND ATTESTATIONS CONCERNING LACK OF A CONTROLLING INTEREST OF A HOSPITAL OR OF INTERFERENCE WITH THE PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT AND CLINICAL DECISIONS OF CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS OF A HOSPITAL BY A PRIVATE EQUITY ENTITY.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-11
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Public Health Committee
- Cosponsors: 20
- Subjects: public health
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

To (1) permit hospitals experiencing financial distress to enter into sale-leaseback agreements under certain circumstances, and (2) require hospitals to submit attestations that no private equity entity has a controlling interest in the hospital or interferes with the professional judgment or clinical decision-making of certain health care providers.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Public Health Committee
- Cosponsor: Christie M. Carpino (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cristin McCarthy Vahey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Henry J. Genga (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jaime S. Foster (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jason Doucette (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jason Rojas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kara Rochelle (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kathy Kennedy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Larry B. Butler (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: MD Rahman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Martha Marx (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Martin M. Looney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mary M. Mushinsky (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Blumenthal (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Gauthier (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole Klarides-Ditria (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Patricia Billie Miller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Saud Anwar (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tom Delnicki (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-02 | House | House Roll Call Vote 214 AS AMENDED | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 138 | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | PH Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass |   |   |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2026-05-27: Signed by the Governor (legislature)
- 2026-05-15: Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor (legislature)
- 2026-05-15: Transmitted to the Secretary of State (legislature)
- 2026-05-14: Public Act 26-22 (legislature)
- 2026-05-04: In Concurrence (legislature)
- 2026-05-04: House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A (House)
- 2026-05-04: House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A (House)
- 2026-04-23: House Calendar Number 494 (House)
- 2026-04-23: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House)
- 2026-04-22: Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 4504 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: File Number 48 (legislature)
- 2026-03-17: Senate Calendar Number 58 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-03-11: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/16/26 5:00 PM (legislature)
- 2026-03-03: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-03-02: Joint Favorable Substitute (legislature)
- 2026-02-13: Public Hearing 02/18 (legislature)
- 2026-02-11: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health (legislature)

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 26-22, 2026-05-14: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00022-R00SB-00196-PA.PDF)
- File No. 48, 2026-03-17: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00196-R000048-FC.PDF)
- PH Joint Favorable Substitute, 2026-03-02: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00196-R01-SB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2026-02-11: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00196-R00-SB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 48: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00196-R000048-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for SB-196, as amended by Senate "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00196-R01-BA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 48: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00196-R000048-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4273 (Potential Revenue Gain): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00196-R00LCO04273-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4394 (Potential Revenue Gain): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00196-R00LCO04394-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4425 (Potential Revenue Gain): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00196-R00LCO04425-FNA.pdf)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4440 (Potential Revenue Gain): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00196-R00LCO04440-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4504 (Potential Revenue Gain): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00196-R00LCO04504-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for SB-196, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 4504): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00196-R01-FN.PDF)
- House Roll Call Vote 214 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00214-R00SB00196-HV.PDF)
- PH Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00196-R00PH-JFR.PDF)
- PH Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00196-R00PH-CV59-TS.PDF)
- Senate LCO Amendment #4273 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04273-R00-AMD.pdf)
- Senate LCO Amendment #4394 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04394-R00-AMD.pdf)
- Senate LCO Amendment #4425 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04425-R00-AMD.pdf)
- Senate LCO Amendment #4440 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04440-R00-AMD.pdf)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 138: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00138-R00SB00196-SV.PDF)
- Senate Schedule A LCO# 4504 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00196-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- Summary for Public Act No. 26-22: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00022-R02SB-00196-SUM.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Public Act No. 26-22 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00022-R00SB-00196-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 48 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00196-R000048-FC.PDF)
- [PH Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00196-R01-SB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00196-R00-SB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 48 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00196-R000048-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for SB-196, as amended by Senate "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00196-R01-BA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 48 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00196-R000048-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4273 (Potential Revenue Gain) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00196-R00LCO04273-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4394 (Potential Revenue Gain) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00196-R00LCO04394-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4425 (Potential Revenue Gain) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00196-R00LCO04425-FNA.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4440 (Potential Revenue Gain) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00196-R00LCO04440-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4504 (Potential Revenue Gain) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00196-R00LCO04504-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for SB-196, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 4504) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00196-R01-FN.PDF)
- [House Roll Call Vote 214 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00214-R00SB00196-HV.PDF)
- [PH Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00196-R00PH-JFR.PDF)
- [PH Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00196-R00PH-CV59-TS.PDF)
- [Senate LCO Amendment #4273 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04273-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate LCO Amendment #4394 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04394-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate LCO Amendment #4425 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04425-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate LCO Amendment #4440 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04440-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 138 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00138-R00SB00196-SV.PDF)
- [Senate Schedule A LCO# 4504 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00196-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 26-22 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00022-R02SB-00196-SUM.PDF)

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