All Roll Calls
Yes: 289 • No: 7
ConnecticutSB 014502025 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
AN ACT CONCERNING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE.
Sponsored By: Public Health Committee
Signed by Governor
Summary
To recruit and retain health care providers in the state.
public health
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Loan payment help for health workers
Beginning July 1, 2025, Connecticut establishes annual student loan reimbursement grants, limited by available funding. Providers must hold a state Department of Public Health license and work full-time in Connecticut. Only qualifying loan payments made during that employment count; self-employed providers and sole proprietors cannot receive grants. At least 20% of grants go to primary care providers. At least 20% go to providers working in rural Connecticut communities or at federally qualified health centers in Connecticut. Primary care includes family medicine, general pediatrics, internal medicine, and primary care obstetrics or gynecology, regardless of board certification. Providers apply to the department, and the commissioner sets eligibility rules, considers workforce shortages, and may include income limits.
Moving grants for athletic trainers
Effective July 1, 2025, the law requires Connecticut to establish athletic trainer relocation grants by January 1, 2026. Grants depend on available funding. Applicants must move to Connecticut, get a Connecticut athletic trainer license, practice in the state, and meet commissioner-set eligibility criteria. The public health commissioner sets application requirements and grant amounts. Recipients must report how they used the money for relocation costs.
Home courses for future health workers
Effective July 1, 2025, the law requires a virtual training pilot by January 1, 2026, within available funding. Connecticut's public health department must partner with a Connecticut-based education or educational technology provider. Home-based courses meet applicable training and competency evaluation requirements for nurse's aide registration or emergency medical technician certification. Required supervised, in-person practical training remains in place. Participants must meet eligibility criteria set by the public health commissioner.
More health career guidance for students
Effective July 1, 2025, Connecticut's education commissioner must update the health care careers plan by January 1, 2026. The plan must specifically promote radiologic technology, nuclear medicine technology, and respiratory care. It includes career-day presentations, partnerships with educational programs, counseling, job shadowing, and internships for high school students. The law does not specify funding for this change.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Public Health Committee
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/12/2025
APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
Yes: 43 • No: 4
Senate vote • 3/21/2025
PH Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
Yes: 29 • No: 3
Senate vote • 3/21/2025
Senate Roll Call Vote 394
Yes: 35 • No: 0
House vote • 3/21/2025
House Roll Call Vote 316 AS AMENDED
Yes: 147 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/21/2025
Senate Roll Call Vote 258
Yes: 35 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by the Governor
7/1/2025legislatureTransmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
6/27/2025legislatureTransmitted to the Secretary of State
6/27/2025legislaturePublic Act 25-162
6/23/2025legislatureIn Concurrence
6/4/2025legislatureSenate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
6/4/2025SenateSenate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
6/4/2025SenateSenate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
6/4/2025SenateDisagreeing Action, Tabled for Calendar, Senate
6/3/2025SenateTransmitted Pursuant To Joint Rule 17
6/3/2025legislatureHouse Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
6/3/2025HouseHouse Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
6/3/2025HouseHouse Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 10440
6/3/2025HouseHouse Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A
6/3/2025HouseHouse Calendar Number 666
5/30/2025HouseFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
5/30/2025HouseSenate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
5/28/2025SenateSenate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 7795
5/28/2025SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
5/13/2025SenateNo New File by Committee on Appropriations
5/13/2025legislatureReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
5/13/2025legislatureFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
5/13/2025legislatureJoint Favorable
5/12/2025legislatureImmediate Transmittal
5/8/2025legislatureReferred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations
5/8/2025Senate
Bill Text
Public Act No. 25-162
6/3/2025
File No. 611
4/9/2025
APP Joint Favorable
3/21/2025
PH Joint Favorable Substitute
3/21/2025
Raised Bill
3/5/2025
APP Joint Fav. Rpt
APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
Bill Analysis For File Copy 611
Bill Analysis for SB-1450, as amended by House "A" and Senate "A"
Bill Analysis for SB-1450, as amended by Senate "A"
Fiscal Note For File Copy 611
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10328 (Minimal Fiscal Impact)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10440 (Minimal Fiscal Impact)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 7795 (No Fiscal Impact)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8970 (Minimal Fiscal Impact)
Fiscal Note for SB-1450, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 7795)
Fiscal Note for SB-1450, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 7795), House "A" (LCO 10440)
House LCO Amendment #10328 (J)
House Roll Call Vote 316 AS AMENDED
House Schedule A LCO# 10440 (J)
PH Joint Fav. Rpt
PH Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
Senate LCO Amendment #8970 (D)
Senate Roll Call Vote 258
Senate Roll Call Vote 394
Senate Schedule A LCO# 7795 (D)
Summary for Public Act No. 25-162
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