republic-os/legislation/us/states/ct/2026/hb-5561.md

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Bill	AN ACT CONCERNING A FIVE-YEAR MEDICAID RATE REVIEW, DENTAL REPRESENTATION ON A MEDICAL ASSISTANCE OVERSIGHT COUNCIL, BIOMARKER TESTING AND OPIOID PRESCRIPTION COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS AND A STUDY CONCERNING PAYMENT OF SPOUSES FOR STATE-SUBSIDIZED HOME CARE.	AN ACT CONCERNING A FIVE-YEAR MEDICAID RATE REVIEW, DENTAL REPRESENTATION ON A MEDICAL ASSISTANCE OVERSIGHT COUNCIL, BIOMARKER TESTING AND OPIOID PRESCRIPTION COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS AND A STUDY CONCERNING PAYMENT OF SPOUSES FOR STATE-SUBSIDIZED HOME CARE.	us/states/ct	Connecticut General Assembly	2026	HB 5561	Connecticut HB 5561 (2026)	bill	Audits Capital improvements Child health services Dental care Developmental Services Department of Drugs Electronic records Family planning Fees Health care providers Home care program for the elderly Home health agencies Home health aides Home health care Homemaker services Insurance rates Medicaid Medical care Medical personnel Medical supplies and equipment Medical tests Nonprofit organizations Physicians Regional educational service centers Reports Social Services Department of Studies Waiver Application Development Council	enacted	Amy Morrin Bello Anne M. Hughes Anthony L. Nolan Christopher Poulos Eleni Kavros Degraw Eric C. Berthel Geraldo C. Reyes Greg S. Howard Heather S. Somers Hilda E. Santiago Jaime S. Foster James Sanchez Jane M. Garibay Jill Barry Joshua M. Hall Julie Kushner Kara Rochelle Kate Farrar Laurie Sweet Lucy Dathan Martha Marx Martin M. Looney Mary Fortier Matthew L. Lesser Michael "mj" Shannon Michael D. Quinn Michael Digiovancarlo Nicholas Menapace Nick Gauthier Paul Cicarella Rebecca Martinez Renee Lamark Muir Sarah Keitt Saud Anwar Stephen G. Harding Tom Delnicki	4	21	2	2026-03-12	2026-06-02	openstates	ocd-bill/caa47c74-495a-490a-a761-f8796ea48646	ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv	78d3a74d575a7d0d12b3baf5b639de90ac8434abe470e7d0588db0d69e6d897c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ct

Connecticut HB 5561 (2026) — AN ACT CONCERNING A FIVE-YEAR MEDICAID RATE REVIEW, DENTAL REPRESENTATION ON A MEDICAL ASSISTANCE OVERSIGHT COUNCIL, BIOMARKER TESTING AND OPIOID PRESCRIPTION COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS AND A STUDY CONCERNING PAYMENT OF SPOUSES FOR STATE-SUBSIDIZED HOME CARE.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. File No. 445 (committee substitute) — source
2. HS Joint Favorable Substitute (committee substitute) — source
3. Public Act No. 26-146 (committee substitute) — source
4. Raised Bill (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• House Roll Call Vote — 150–0 (pass) · lower
• Senate Roll Call Vote — 36–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Amy Morrin Bello — primary (person)
• Anne M. Hughes — primary (person)
• Anthony L. Nolan — primary (person)
• Christopher Poulos — primary (person)
• Eleni Kavros Degraw — primary (person)
• Eric C. Berthel — primary (person)
• Geraldo C. Reyes — primary (person)
• Greg S. Howard — primary (person)
• Heather S. Somers — primary (person)
• Hilda E. Santiago — primary (person)
• Jaime S. Foster — primary (person)
• James Sanchez — primary (person)
• Jane M. Garibay — primary (person)
• Jill Barry — primary (person)
• Joshua M. Hall — primary (person)
• Julie Kushner — primary (person)
• Kara Rochelle — primary (person)
• Kate Farrar — primary (person)
• Laurie Sweet — primary (person)
• Lucy Dathan — primary (person)
• Martha Marx — primary (person)
• Martin M. Looney — primary (person)
• Mary Fortier — primary (person)
• Matthew L. Lesser — primary (person)
• Michael "mj" Shannon — primary (person)
• Michael D. Quinn — primary (person)
• Michael Digiovancarlo — primary (person)
• Nicholas Menapace — primary (person)
• Nick Gauthier — primary (person)
• Paul Cicarella — primary (person)
• Rebecca Martinez — primary (person)
• Renee Lamark Muir — primary (person)
• Sarah Keitt — primary (person)
• Saud Anwar — primary (person)
• Stephen G. Harding — primary (person)
• Tom Delnicki — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2026-03-12 REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Human Services referral-committee
• 2026-03-13 PUBLIC HEARING 0317
• 2026-03-19 Joint Favorable Substitute committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-03-20 FILED WITH LCO filing
• 2026-03-30 REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26 referral
• 2026-04-07 RPTD. OUT OF LCO
• 2026-04-07 FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR reading-2
• 2026-04-07 HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 328
• 2026-04-07 FILE NO. 445
• 2026-05-04 HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A amendment-passage
• 2026-05-04 HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A passage
• 2026-05-04 TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17
• 2026-05-04 FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. reading-2
• 2026-05-04 SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 541
• 2026-05-06 SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A amendment-passage
• 2026-05-06 SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A passage
• 2026-05-06 ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCE
• 2026-05-20 PUBLIC ACT 26-146
• 2026-05-29 TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
• 2026-05-29 TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR executive-receipt
• 2026-06-02 SIGNED BY GOVERNOR executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/caa47c74-495a-490a-a761-f8796ea48646. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).