Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut SB401: AN ACT CONCERNING A BRIDGE PROGRAM TO ALLOW ACCESS TO FOOD, HOUSING AND HEALTH CARE BENEFITS.
Status: Passed one chamber, April 21, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning a bridge program to allow access to food, housing and health care benefits. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING A BRIDGE PROGRAM TO ALLOW ACCESS TO FOOD, HOUSING AND HEALTH CARE BENEFITS. Assembly convened: Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, "vulnerable persons" means veterans, homeless persons or persons at risk of homelessness, adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, young adults aging out of the foster care system and persons age fiftyfive to sixty-four who are at risk of losing benefits under the Medicaid and supplemental nutrition assistance programs and permanent supportive housing assistance due to changes in work requirements pursuant to P.L. 119-21 and proposed changes to United States Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations. (b) Not later than October 1, 2026, the Commissioner of Social Services, in collaboration with the Commissioners of Aging and Disability Services, Children and Families, Housing and Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Labor Commissioner, shall develop a plan for a bridge program to provide state-funded medical assistance, nutrition assistance, supportive housing and employment assistance LCO No. 2582 1 of Raised Bill No. programs to vulnerable persons. The program shall: (1) Supplement (A) current job support programs administered by the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services within the Department of Aging and Disability Services, (B) the Jobs First Employment Services program for recipients of temporary family assistance, and (C) other employment services offered by the state …
Sponsors
- Eleni Kavros DeGraw (D, 17) · primary sponsor
- Nicholas Gauthier (D, 38)
- Anne Hughes (D, 135)
- Geraldo Reyes (D, 75)
- Saud Anwar (D, 3)
- Larry Butler (D, 72)
- Tony Hwang (R, 28)
- Patricia Miller (D, 27)
- Nicholas Menapace (D, 37)
- Anthony Nolan (D, 39)
- Farley Santos (D, 109)
- James Sanchez (D, 6)
Latest actions
- : House Calendar Number 486
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Senate Passed
- : File Number 660
- : Senate Calendar Number 415
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/15/26 5:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable
Votes
- Senate Roll Call 124 (April 21, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (April 1, 2026): 43 yea, 8 nay, passed
Subjects: Veterans, Autism spectrum disorders, Supportive housing, Employment, Supplemental nutrition assistance program, State medical assistance program, Children, Social Services, Department of
Common questions
- What is SB401?
- SB401 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING A BRIDGE PROGRAM TO ALLOW ACCESS TO FOOD, HOUSING AND HEALTH CARE BENEFITS.
- What does SB401 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning a bridge program to allow access to food, housing and health care benefits. assembly convened.
- What is the status of SB401?
- Passed one chamber as of April 21, 2026. Latest action: House Calendar Number 486 (April 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB401?
- Eleni Kavros DeGraw (D, 17), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB401?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00401&which_year=2026
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