Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5514: AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH STATUTES.
Status: Signed into law, May 14, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning various revisions to the public health statutes. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH STATUTES. Assembly convened: Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 19a-490 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): (a) "Institution" means a hospital, short-term hospital special hospice, hospice inpatient facility, residential care home, nursing home facility, home health care agency, home health aide agency, behavioral health facility, assisted living services agency, substance abuse treatment facility, outpatient surgical facility, outpatient clinic, clinical laboratory, blood collection facility, source plasma donation center, birth center, an infirmary operated by an educational institution for the care of students enrolled in such institution, [and] faculty and employees of [,] such institution, and the dependent family members of such students, faculty and employees, which family members are enrolled in such institution's health plan; a facility engaged in providing services for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment or care of human health conditions, including LCO No. 2693 1 of Raised Bill No. 5514 facilities operated and maintained by any state agency; and a residential facility for persons with intellectual disability licensed pursuant to section 17a-227 and certified to participate in the Title XIX Medicaid program as an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disability. "Institution" does not include any facility for the care and treatment of persons with mental illness …
Sponsors
- Nicholas Menapace (D, 37) · primary sponsor
- Julie Kushner (D, 24)
- Roland Lemar (D, 96)
- Lucia Dathan (D, 142)
- Laurie Sweet (D, 91)
- Tom Delnicki (R, 14)
- Kenneth Gucker (D, 138)
- Patrick Biggins (D, 11)
- Karen Reddington-Hughes (R, 66)
- John Kissel (R, 7)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- : Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- : Public Act 26-13
- : In Concurrence
- : Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
- : Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
- : File Number 742
- : Senate Calendar Number 483
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Votes
- Senate Roll Call 232 (May 1, 2026): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 128 (April 28, 2026): 142 yea, 4 nay, passed
- APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (April 17, 2026): 44 yea, 9 nay, passed
- PH Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 23, 2026): 29 yea, 3 nay, passed
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Common questions
- What is HB5514?
- HB5514 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH STATUTES.
- What does HB5514 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning various revisions to the public health statutes. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5514?
- Signed into law as of May 14, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (May 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5514?
- Nicholas Menapace (D, 37), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5514?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05514&which_year=2026
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