Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5300: AN ACT CONCERNING COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS TO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY RESIDENTS' PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE.
Status: In committee, April 15, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning cost of living adjustments to longterm care facility residents' personal needs allowance. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS TO LONGTERM CARE FACILITY RESIDENTS' PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE. Assembly convened: Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 17b-106 of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): (b) The commissioner shall provide a state supplement payment for recipients of Medicaid and the federal Supplemental Security Income Program who reside in long-term care facilities sufficient to increase their personal needs allowance to seventy-five dollars per month. On July 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall increase such state supplement payment over that of the previous fiscal year by an amount sufficient to increase such personal needs allowance by an amount equal to twenty-five per cent of the annual cost-of-living adjustment in the federal Supplemental Security Income Program, if any. Such state supplement payment shall be made to the long-term care facility to be deposited into the personal fund account of each such LCO No. 1231 1 of Raised Bill No. recipient. For the purposes of this subsection, "long-term care facility" means a licensed chronic and convalescent nursing home, a chronic disease hospital, a rest home with nursing supervision, an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities or a state humane institution. Sec. 2. Section 17b-272 of the general statutes is repealed …
Sponsors
- Jane Garibay (D, 60) · primary sponsor
- Mary Fortier (D, 79)
- Jan Hochadel (D, 13)
- Anne Hughes (D, 135)
- Mitch Bolinsky (R, 106)
- Anthony Nolan (D, 39)
- Jaime Foster (D, 57)
Latest actions
- : Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : No New File by Committee on Appropriations
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable
- : Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations
- : File Number 43
- : House Calendar Number 61
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Votes
- APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (April 14, 2026): 42 yea, 4 nay, passed
- AGE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (March 5, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State medical assistance program, Social Services, Department of
Common questions
- What is HB5300?
- HB5300 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS TO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY RESIDENTS' PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE.
- What does HB5300 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning cost of living adjustments to longterm care facility residents' personal needs allowance. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5300?
- In committee as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: Tabled for the Calendar, House (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5300?
- Jane Garibay (D, 60), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5300?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05300&which_year=2026
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