Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5421: AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE PATIENT LIFTS TO CERTAIN HEALTH CARE OFFICES AND FACILITIES.
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2026
What the bill says
An act establishing an account to provide patient lifts to certain health care offices and facilities. assembly convened.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE PATIENT LIFTS TO CERTAIN HEALTH CARE OFFICES AND FACILITIES. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2026) (a) There is established a separate, nonlapsing account to be known as the "health care facility patient lift account". The account shall contain (1) any amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by the state for the purposes of this section, (2) any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account, and (3) gifts, grants, donations or bequests made for the purposes of this section. Investment earnings credited to the assets of the account shall become part of the assets of the account. The State Treasurer shall administer the account. (b) All moneys deposited in the account shall be used by the Department of Public Health for the purposes of this section. The Commissioner of Public Health may deduct and retain from the moneys in the account an amount equal to the costs incurred by the department in administering the provisions of this section, except said amount shall not exceed two per cent of the balance of the account in any fiscal year. (c) The Commissioner of Public Health shall use the health care facility patient lift account to make grants to offices of a practice of one Substitute House Bill No. 5421 or …
Sponsors
- Mike Demicco (D, 21) · primary sponsor
- Sarah Keitt (D, 134)
- Mark DeCaprio (R, 48)
- Nicholas Gauthier (D, 38)
- Eleni Kavros DeGraw (D, 17)
- Cristin McCarthy Vahey (D, 133)
- Michael Quinn (D, 82)
- Patricia Dillon (D, 92)
- William Pizzuto (R, 71)
- Kenneth Gucker (D, 138)
- Karen Reddington-Hughes (R, 66)
- Saud Anwar (D, 3)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- : Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- : Public Act 26-36
- : On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence
- : Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
- : Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
- : File Number 753
- : Senate Calendar Number 489
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Votes
- Senate Roll Call 277 (May 4, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 134 (April 29, 2026): 149 yea, 0 nay, passed
- APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (April 1, 2026): 51 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Disabled persons, State funds, State Treasurer, Elderly persons
Common questions
- What is HB5421?
- HB5421 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE PATIENT LIFTS TO CERTAIN HEALTH CARE OFFICES AND FACILITIES.
- What does HB5421 do?
- In its own words: An act establishing an account to provide patient lifts to certain health care offices and facilities. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5421?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (May 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5421?
- Mike Demicco (D, 21), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5421?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05421&which_year=2026
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