l9n/ Connecticut

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 6979

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on May 6, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) allow retired physicians to provide free primary and behavioral health care at nonprofit clinics, and (2) require the Commissioner of Public Health to establish a student loan repayment program for health care providers who provide primary care and behavioral health services in the state.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

Tony J. Scott, Laurie Sweet, Larry B. Butler

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Saud Anwar

    Its course

    February 14 to May 6, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action15 actions on 8 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 14 to May 6 · stopped81 days

    Public Health CommitteeFeb 14 to Mar 519 days

    Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeApr 29 to May 56 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 14 – May 5

    1. Feb 14Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
    2. Feb 21Heard in Public Health Committee
    3. Mar 5Public Health Committee recommended it
    4. Apr 29Sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
    5. May 5Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recommended it
    All 15 actions, as published
    1. Feb 14REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 21PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 5Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 5FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 11REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 18RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 18FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 18HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 18FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 29REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. May 5Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. May 6FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. May 6RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. May 6NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. May 6TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives