Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut HB6973: AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR MEMBERS OF VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICES.
Status: Introduced, February 14, 2025
What the bill says
An act concerning health insurance premiums for members of volunteer fire departments and volunteer ambulance services. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR MEMBERS OF VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICES. Assembly convened: Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 7-464 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): (a) Any town, city or borough may, through its authorized officials, provide such form or forms of group life, health and accident and hospital plan benefits for its employees as it deems advisable. Any town, city or borough that provides health and accident and hospital plan benefits for its employees may arrange and procure the same benefits for each active member of a volunteer fire company or department or volunteer ambulance service or company within such town, city or borough, provided the member (1) elects coverage under such plan or plans, (2) pays [one hundred per cent] a percentage of the premium charged as negotiated between such town, city or borough and such member and any additional costs for such coverage, and (3) meets the LCO No. 4488 1 of Raised Bill No. 6973 requirements for active status set forth by said town, city or borough. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2025 7-464(a) Statement of Purpose: To allow each town, city or borough in the …
Sponsors
- Tom Delnicki (R, 14) · primary sponsor
- Jill Barry (D, 31)
- William Heffernan (D, 115)
- Kevin Ryan (D, 139)
- Hector Arzeno (D, 151)
- Michael Quinn (D, 82)
- Kaitlyn Shake (D, 120)
- Nicholas Menapace (D, 37)
- Saud Anwar (D, 3)
- Wood, Kerry S. (D, 29)
- Tom O'Dea (R, 125)
- Lucia Dathan (D, 142)
Latest actions
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : House Calendar Number 237
- : File Number 355
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/25 12:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable
- : Public Hearing 02/27
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate
Common questions
- What is HB6973?
- HB6973 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2025 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR MEMBERS OF VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICES.
- What does HB6973 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning health insurance premiums for members of volunteer fire departments and volunteer ambulance services. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB6973?
- Introduced as of February 14, 2025. Latest action: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (March 31, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB6973?
- Tom Delnicki (R, 14), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB6973?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB06973&which_year=2025
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