# Connecticut SB 00981: AN ACT EXPANDING MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR OLDER PERSONS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

Connecticut SB 00981, AN ACT EXPANDING MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR OLDER PERSONS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Human Services Committee; status failed, last action 2025-05-07 (Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut SB 00981
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT EXPANDING MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR OLDER PERSONS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-05-07, Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Sponsor: Human Services Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: human services
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (64 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

To expand access to Medicaid by disregarding certain income in determining eligibility of disabled adult children.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Human Services Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-05 | Senate | APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass | 42 | 8 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | HS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass | 22 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | HS Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | HS Vote Tally Sheet (Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing) | pass |   |   |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2025-05-07: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: No New File by Committee on Appropriations (legislature)
- 2025-05-07: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-05-06: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-05-05: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2025-05-01: Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: File Number 424 (legislature)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Calendar Number 246 (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-03-27: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/01/25 5:00 PM (legislature)
- 2025-03-17: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-03-14: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to Joint Committee on Human Services (legislature)
- 2025-03-05: Drafted by Committee (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Vote to Draft (legislature)
- 2025-02-14: Public Hearing 02/20 (legislature)
- 2025-01-28: Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing (legislature)
- 2025-01-22: Referred to Joint Committee on Human Services (legislature)

## Bill text

- File No. 424, 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025SB-00981-R000424-FC.PDF)
- APP Joint Favorable, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-00981-R03-SB.PDF)
- Committee Bill, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-00981-R01-SB.PDF)
- HS Joint Favorable, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-00981-R02-SB.PDF)
- Proposed Bill, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-00981-R00-SB.PDF)
- APP Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-00981-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-00981-R00APP-CV137-TS.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 424: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-00981-R000424-BA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 424: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-00981-R000424-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 7536 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-00981-R00LCO07536-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8635 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-00981-R00LCO08635-FNA.PDF)
- HS Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-00981-R00HS-JFR.PDF)
- HS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-00981-R00HS-CV109-TS.PDF)
- HS Vote Tally Sheet (Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-00981-R00HS-CV59-TS.PDF)
- HS Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-00981-R00HS-CV84-TS.PDF)
- Senate LCO Amendment #7536 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO07536-R00-AMD.pdf)
- Senate LCO Amendment #8635 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO08635-R00-AMD.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST. (signed)
- SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF THE STATE. (signed)
- SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES. (signed)
- SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNPAID SEWER ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER FEES AND CHARGES. (signed)
- HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS. (signed)
- HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [File No. 424 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025SB-00981-R000424-FC.PDF)
- [APP Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-00981-R03-SB.PDF)
- [Committee Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-00981-R01-SB.PDF)
- [HS Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-00981-R02-SB.PDF)
- [Proposed Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-00981-R00-SB.PDF)
- [APP Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-00981-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- [APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-00981-R00APP-CV137-TS.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 424 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-00981-R000424-BA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 424 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-00981-R000424-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 7536 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-00981-R00LCO07536-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8635 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-00981-R00LCO08635-FNA.PDF)
- [HS Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-00981-R00HS-JFR.PDF)
- [HS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-00981-R00HS-CV109-TS.PDF)
- [HS Vote Tally Sheet (Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-00981-R00HS-CV59-TS.PDF)
- [HS Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-00981-R00HS-CV84-TS.PDF)
- [Senate LCO Amendment #7536 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO07536-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate LCO Amendment #8635 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO08635-R00-AMD.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05013-2025)
- [SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01558-2025)
- [SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01396-2025)
- [SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNP…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01187-2025)
- [HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07236-2025)
- [HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07192-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00981-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).