Connecticut · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5561: 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.

Enacted Last action June 2, 2026: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Plain-language summary

HB 5561 is a bill introduced in the Connecticut House on March 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Stephen Harding (Republican), Paul Cicarella (Republican), Heather Somers (Republican), Eric Berthel (Republican), Matt Lesser (Democratic), Julie Kushner (Democratic), Hilda Santiago (Democratic), Eleni DeGraw (Democratic/Working Families), Jaime Foster (Democratic/Independence/Working Families), Jill Barry (Democratic), Greg Howard (Republican), Rebecca Martinez (Democratic), Michael DiGiovancarlo (Democratic/Working Families), Chris Poulos (Democratic), Tom Delnicki (Republican), Joshua Hall (Democratic), Lucy Dathan (Democratic), Jimmy Sánchez (Democratic), Nick Gauthier (Democratic), M.J. Shannon (Democratic), Kate Farrar (Democratic/Working Families), Anne Hughes (Democratic), Kara Rochelle (Democratic), Jane Garibay (Democratic), Geraldo Reyes (Democratic), Mary Fortier (Democratic), Laurie Sweet (Democratic/Working Families), Martha Marx (Democratic/Working Families), Michael Quinn (Democratic), Saud Anwar (Democratic), Renee Muir (Democratic), Anthony Nolan (Democratic), Nick Menapace (Democratic/Working Families), Martin Looney (Democratic), Amy Morrin Bello (Democratic/Working Families), Sarah Keitt (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 2, 2026): SIGNED BY GOVERNOR.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Stephen Harding (Republican); Paul Cicarella (Republican); Heather Somers (Republican); Eric Berthel (Republican); and 32 more.