republic-os/legislation/us/states/ct/2022/hb-5278.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT CONCERNING INTIMATE EXAMINATIONS, CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION IN SCREENING FOR ENDOMETRIOSIS AND THE EFFECTS OF SYSTEMIC RACISM, BIAS, RACIAL DISPARITIES, AND EXPERIENCES OF TRANSGENDER AND GENDER DIVERSE PERSONS ON PATIENT DIAGNOSIS, CARE AND TREATMENT, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ENDOMETRIOSIS DATA AND BIOREPOSITORY PROGRAM, AND THE BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENT REFERRAL PROGRAM."
description: "AN ACT CONCERNING INTIMATE EXAMINATIONS, CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION IN SCREENING FOR ENDOMETRIOSIS AND THE EFFECTS OF SYSTEMIC RACISM, BIAS, RACIAL DISPARITIES, AND EXPERIENCES OF TRANSGENDER AND GENDER DIVERSE PERSONS ON PATIENT DIAGNOSIS, CARE AND TREATMENT, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ENDOMETRIOSIS DATA AND BIOREPOSITORY PROGRAM, AND THE BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENT REFERRAL PROGRAM."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 5278"
citation: "Connecticut HB 5278 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Anesthesia", "Cancer", "Continuing education", "Health care providers", "Hospitals", "Imaging services", "Medical tests", "Outpatient surgical facilities", "Physical examinations", "Reports", "University of Connecticut Health Center", "Women"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Abercrombie, Catherine F.", "Anwar, Saud", "Berger-girvalo, Aimee", "Bolinsky, Mitch", "Candelaria, Juan R.", "Carney, Devin R.", "Cheeseman, Holly H.", "Conley, Christine", "Dathan, Lucy", "De La Cruz, Joe", "Delany, Hubert D.", "Digiovancarlo, Michael", "Elliott, Josh", "Fishbein, Craig C.", "Garibay, Jane M.", "Gilchrest, Jillian", "Goupil, Christine", "Gucker, Kenneth M", "Haines, Irene M.", "Hampton, John K.", "Hennessy, John \"jack\" F.", "Horn, Maria P.", "Hwang, Tony", "Kavros Degraw, Eleni", "Kennedy, Kathy", "Khan, Maryam", "Kushner, Julie", "Linehan, Liz", "Luxenberg, Geoff", "Mastrofrancesco, Gale L.", "Mccarty, Kathleen M.", "Mcgorty, Ben", "Michel, David", "Moore, Marilyn V.", "Morrin Bello, Amy", "Nolan, Anthony L.", "Nuccio, Tammy", "Osten, Catherine A.", "Palm, Christine", "Paris, Corey P.", "Perillo, Jason", "Reyes, Geraldo C.", "Rochelle, Kara", "Ryan, Kevin", "Sampson, Rob", "Scott, Tony J", "Smith, Brian T.", "Somers, Heather S.", "Turco, Gary A.", "Welander, Mary", "Williams, Quentin", "Winfield, Gary A.", "Winkler, Michael A.", "Witkos, Kevin D.", "Yaccarino, Dave W.", "Young, Philip L.", "Zawistowski, Tami"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-02-28"
last_action: "2022-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c213c5f-cadc-44e5-9574-e97e47e95435"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "22af5a394c587d31664bb9a5b2a9c618d51199e66a8d7b316cbf724997becc11"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ct"]
---

# Connecticut HB 5278 (2022) — AN ACT CONCERNING INTIMATE EXAMINATIONS, CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION IN SCREENING FOR ENDOMETRIOSIS AND THE EFFECTS OF SYSTEMIC RACISM, BIAS, RACIAL DISPARITIES, AND EXPERIENCES OF TRANSGENDER AND GENDER DIVERSE PERSONS ON PATIENT DIAGNOSIS, CARE AND TREATMENT, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ENDOMETRIOSIS DATA AND BIOREPOSITORY PROGRAM, AND THE BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENT REFERRAL PROGRAM.

## Version chain

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

1. **File No. 231** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/FC/PDF/2022HB-05278-R000231-FC.PDF)
2. **File No. 587** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/FC/PDF/2022HB-05278-R000587-FC.PDF)
3. **PH Joint Favorable** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/TOB/H/PDF/2022HB-05278-R01-HB.PDF)
4. **Public Act No. 22-33** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/ACT/PA/PDF/2022PA-00033-R00HB-05278-PA.PDF)
5. **Raised Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/TOB/H/PDF/2022HB-05278-R00-HB.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Abercrombie, Catherine F. — primary (person)
- Anwar, Saud — primary (person)
- Berger-girvalo, Aimee — primary (person)
- Bolinsky, Mitch — primary (person)
- Candelaria, Juan R. — primary (person)
- Carney, Devin R. — primary (person)
- Cheeseman, Holly H. — primary (person)
- Conley, Christine — primary (person)
- Dathan, Lucy — primary (person)
- De La Cruz, Joe — primary (person)
- Delany, Hubert D. — primary (person)
- Digiovancarlo, Michael — primary (person)
- Elliott, Josh — primary (person)
- Fishbein, Craig C. — primary (person)
- Garibay, Jane M. — primary (person)
- Gilchrest, Jillian — primary (person)
- Goupil, Christine — primary (person)
- Gucker, Kenneth M — primary (person)
- Haines, Irene M. — primary (person)
- Hampton, John K. — primary (person)
- Hennessy, John "jack" F. — primary (person)
- Horn, Maria P. — primary (person)
- Hwang, Tony — primary (person)
- Kavros Degraw, Eleni — primary (person)
- Kennedy, Kathy — primary (person)
- Khan, Maryam — primary (person)
- Kushner, Julie — primary (person)
- Linehan, Liz — primary (person)
- Luxenberg, Geoff — primary (person)
- Mastrofrancesco, Gale L. — primary (person)
- Mccarty, Kathleen M. — primary (person)
- Mcgorty, Ben — primary (person)
- Michel, David — primary (person)
- Moore, Marilyn V. — primary (person)
- Morrin Bello, Amy — primary (person)
- Nolan, Anthony L. — primary (person)
- Nuccio, Tammy — primary (person)
- Osten, Catherine A. — primary (person)
- Palm, Christine — primary (person)
- Paris, Corey P. — primary (person)
- Perillo, Jason — primary (person)
- Reyes, Geraldo C. — primary (person)
- Rochelle, Kara — primary (person)
- Ryan, Kevin — primary (person)
- Sampson, Rob — primary (person)
- Scott, Tony J — primary (person)
- Smith, Brian T. — primary (person)
- Somers, Heather S. — primary (person)
- Turco, Gary A. — primary (person)
- Welander, Mary — primary (person)
- Williams, Quentin — primary (person)
- Winfield, Gary A. — primary (person)
- Winkler, Michael A. — primary (person)
- Witkos, Kevin D. — primary (person)
- Yaccarino, Dave W. — primary (person)
- Young, Philip L. — primary (person)
- Zawistowski, Tami — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-28** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-03** PUBLIC HEARING 0309
- **2022-03-18** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-21** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
- **2022-03-25** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/30/22 `referral`
- **2022-03-31** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2022-03-31** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
- **2022-03-31** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 194
- **2022-03-31** FILE NO. 231
- **2022-04-20** HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-20** HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2022-04-22** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
- **2022-04-22** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 426
- **2022-04-22** FILE NO. 587
- **2022-05-02** SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-02** SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2022-05-02** ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCE
- **2022-05-06** PUBLIC ACT 22-33
- **2022-05-26** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- **2022-05-26** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-31** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c213c5f-cadc-44e5-9574-e97e47e95435`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).