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type: "Bill"
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title: "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."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
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legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 5561"
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citation: "Connecticut HB 5561 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["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"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["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"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-03-12"
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last_action: "2026-06-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/caa47c74-495a-490a-a761-f8796ea48646"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
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source_hash: "78d3a74d575a7d0d12b3baf5b639de90ac8434abe470e7d0588db0d69e6d897c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ct"]
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---
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# 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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **File No. 445** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05561-R000445-FC.PDF)
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2. **HS Joint Favorable Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05561-R01-HB.PDF)
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3. **Public Act No. 26-146** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00146-R00HB-05561-PA.PDF)
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4. **Raised Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05561-R00-HB.PDF)
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## Votes
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- House Roll Call Vote — **150–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Roll Call Vote — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Amy Morrin Bello — primary (person)
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- Anne M. Hughes — primary (person)
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- Anthony L. Nolan — primary (person)
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- Christopher Poulos — primary (person)
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- Eleni Kavros Degraw — primary (person)
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- Eric C. Berthel — primary (person)
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- Geraldo C. Reyes — primary (person)
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- Greg S. Howard — primary (person)
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- Heather S. Somers — primary (person)
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- Hilda E. Santiago — primary (person)
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- Jaime S. Foster — primary (person)
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- James Sanchez — primary (person)
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- Jane M. Garibay — primary (person)
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- Jill Barry — primary (person)
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- Joshua M. Hall — primary (person)
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- Julie Kushner — primary (person)
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- Kara Rochelle — primary (person)
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- Kate Farrar — primary (person)
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- Laurie Sweet — primary (person)
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- Lucy Dathan — primary (person)
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- Martha Marx — primary (person)
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- Martin M. Looney — primary (person)
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- Mary Fortier — primary (person)
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- Matthew L. Lesser — primary (person)
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- Michael "mj" Shannon — primary (person)
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- Michael D. Quinn — primary (person)
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- Michael Digiovancarlo — primary (person)
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- Nicholas Menapace — primary (person)
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- Nick Gauthier — primary (person)
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- Paul Cicarella — primary (person)
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- Rebecca Martinez — primary (person)
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- Renee Lamark Muir — primary (person)
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- Sarah Keitt — primary (person)
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- Saud Anwar — primary (person)
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- Stephen G. Harding — primary (person)
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- Tom Delnicki — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-03-12** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-13** PUBLIC HEARING 0317
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- **2026-03-19** Joint Favorable Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-20** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
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- **2026-03-30** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26 `referral`
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- **2026-04-07** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
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- **2026-04-07** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-07** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 328
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- **2026-04-07** FILE NO. 445
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- **2026-05-04** HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-05-04** HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
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- **2026-05-04** TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17
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- **2026-05-04** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
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- **2026-05-04** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 541
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- **2026-05-06** SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-05-06** SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
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- **2026-05-06** ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCE
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- **2026-05-20** PUBLIC ACT 26-146
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- **2026-05-29** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
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- **2026-05-29** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-02** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/caa47c74-495a-490a-a761-f8796ea48646`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).
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