Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5302: AN ACT CONCERNING ASSET LIMITS FOR HUSKY C BENEFICIARIES.
Status: In committee, March 19, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning asset limits for husky c beneficiaries. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING ASSET LIMITS FOR HUSKY C BENEFICIARIES. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2026) (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall increase the asset limit for the HUSKY C health program, as defined in section 17b-290 of the general statutes, for (1) an unmarried person from one thousand six hundred dollars to five thousand dollars, and (2) married persons from two thousand four hundred dollars to seven thousand five hundred dollars. (b) Not later than July 1, 2027, the commissioner shall file a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, with the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, human services and aging on (1) the number of persons eligible for the HUSKY C health program for the prior fiscal year, and (2) any increased costs incurred by the state that are attributable to changes in the asset limits. LCO No. 1455 1 of Raised Bill No. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 July 1, 2026 New section Statement of Purpose: To increase the HUSKY C asset limit for (1) an unmarried person from one thousand six hundred dollars to five thousand dollars, and (2) married persons from …
Sponsors
- Martin Looney (D, 11) · primary sponsor
- Jane Garibay (D, 60)
- Mary Fortier (D, 79)
- Anthony Nolan (D, 39)
- Jan Hochadel (D, 13)
- Anne Hughes (D, 135)
- Mitch Bolinsky (R, 106)
- Antonio Felipe (D, 130)
- Nicholas Gauthier (D, 38)
- Laurie Sweet (D, 91)
- Melissa Osborne (D, 16)
- Jaime Foster (D, 57)
Latest actions
- : Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations
- : File Number 95
- : House Calendar Number 87
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/18/26 5:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable
- : Public Hearing 02/24
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Aging
Votes
- AGE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (March 5, 2026): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Social Services, Department of
Common questions
- What is HB5302?
- HB5302 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING ASSET LIMITS FOR HUSKY C BENEFICIARIES.
- What does HB5302 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning asset limits for husky c beneficiaries. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5302?
- In committee as of March 19, 2026. Latest action: Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations (April 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5302?
- Martin Looney (D, 11), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5302?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05302&which_year=2026
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