Thursday, January 29, 2026 4:54 AM
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AN ACT CONCERNING NURSING HOME STAFFING RATIOS.
To (1) establish minimum nursing home staffing levels, and (2) impose stricter penalties for violations.
File Number 101 (3/18)
Monitored Bills
AN ACT CONCERNING THE RETURN OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PAYMENTS, ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY PHARMACIST COMPENSATION FOR ADMINISTERING CERTAIN SERVICES, REVISING THE DEFINITION OF CLINICAL PEER AND CONCERNING THE CONNECTICUT UNFAIR INSURANCE PRACTICES ACT.
To: (1) Prohibit health carriers from retroactively denying or recouping payment of health insurance claims paid to health care providers for mental health and substance use disorder benefits after two years from the date of service and when such health carrier fails to provide notice to such health care provider; (2) require that the Insurance Commissioner study insurance coverage requirements for health care services provided through telehealth to evaluate methods to ensure that residents of this state who are out of state for the purpose of attending an institution of higher learning receive such coverage for such services; (3) require that the Insurance Commissioner study dental provider reimbursement rate practices in this state as compared to other states to assess flexibility in reimbursement rate negotiations; (4) require that individual and group health insurance policies provide coverage for medical foods for individuals diagnosed with phenylketonuria; (5) require that individual and group health insurance policies (A) provide coverage for motorized wheelchairs and repairs to and replacement batteries for motorized wheelchairs, and (B) establish centralized locations for the collection of used motorized wheelchairs; (6) prohibit health carriers from recovering through health insurance premiums such health carriers' costs associated with lobbying or legislative action in this state; (7) require the Insurance Commissioner to study certain compensation practices for health care services provided by pharmacists licensed in this state; and (8) revise the definition of "clinical peer" with respect to utilization review of health care services and treatment.
File Number 363 (3/31)
AN ACT CONCERNING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
To (1) establish various requirements concerning artificial intelligence systems, (2) require the Department of Economic and Community Development to (A) establish an artificial intelligence regulatory sandbox program, (B) plan to establish a technology transfer program, (C) establish a confidential computing cluster, (D) conduct a "CT AI Symposium", and (E) design an algorithmic computer model, (3) require the Board of Regents for Higher Education to establish a "Connecticut AI Academy" and require the Labor Department, and home visiting programs overseen by the Commissioner of Early Childhood, to provide information concerning said academy, (4) establish a Connecticut Technology Advisory Board, (5) modify the "computer science education and workforce development account", (6) modify the Technology Talent and Innovation Fund Advisory Committee, (7) establish an artificial intelligence systems fellowship program, (8) establish an artificial intelligence task force, (9) require state agencies to take various actions regarding generative artificial intelligence, and (10) prohibit dissemination of certain synthetic images.
House Calendar Number 599 (5/16)
AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES.
To establish various requirements concerning earned but unpaid wage or salary income advances.
Signed by the Governor (7/8)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NURSING HOME WORKFORCE STANDARDS BOARD.
To establish a board to develop minimum nursing home workforce standards for compensation and training.
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (5/13)
AN ACT CONCERNING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE.
To recruit and retain health care providers in the state.
Signed by the Governor (7/1)
AN ACT CONCERNING DISCLOSURES OF SALARY RANGES ON PUBLIC AND INTERNAL JOB POSTINGS.
To amend current law on salary transparency by requiring employers to disclose salary ranges on public and internal job postings.
File Number 506 (4/3)
AN ACT CONCERNING LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY EMPLOYEE BACKGROUND CHECKS.
To prevent elder abuse by requiring all prospective employees and volunteers of long-term care facilities to submit to background checks.
File Number 24 (2/27)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE THIRTIETH, 2027, AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFOR.
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
File Number 839 (5/6)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE CREATION OF THE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM PORTAL.
To create the Early Care and Education Program Portal to provide families with a means of accessing real-time information about slot availability in early care and education programs in the state.
Tabled for the Calendar, House (5/7)
AN ACT REQUIRING AUTOMATIC POSTINGS OF CERTAIN STATE JOBS.
To require an appointing authority to post a job advertisement for certain positions within ten days of a vacancy occurring.
Tabled for the Calendar, House (5/7)
AN ACT CONCERNING EXPENDITURES OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS OTHER THAN THE GENERAL FUND.
To review appropriations from funds other than the General Fund.
File Number 844 (5/7)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2027, AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFOR, AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO REVENUE AND OTHER ITEMS IMPLEMENTING THE STATE BUDGET.
Signed by the Governor (6/30)
AN ACT CONCERNING PROTECTIONS FOR ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND THE EQUITABLE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN THE STATE.
To protect continued access to health care and the equitable delivery of health care services in the state.
Disagreeing Action, Tabled for Calendar, Senate (5/29)
AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE OFFICE OF THE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN AND AREA AGENCIES ON AGING SERVICE NAVIGATORS.
To provide funding to the Department of Aging and Disability Services for the purpose of (1) hiring one regional ombudsman for the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman, and (2) providing funding to the five area agencies on aging to hire two additional service navigators per area agency on aging.
Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Appropriations (3/11)
AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND ADJUSTING BONDS OF THE STATE.
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
File Number 901 (5/12)
AN ACT CONCERNING MINIMUM WAGES FOR NURSING HOME WORKERS PROVIDING DIRECT CARE AND CERTAIN GROUP HOME WORKERS.
To establish minimum wages for nursing home workers and certain group home workers in programs funded by Medicaid.
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (5/7)