In the House of Representatives since February 19, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 5304
AN ACT CONCERNING LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE PREMIUM RATES.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To (1) allow an income tax deduction for long-term care insurance premiums, (2) require the Insurance Department to hold a public hearing for long-term care premium rate increase requests that exceed ten per cent, and (3) require that policyholders are provided advance notice of such hearing.
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
Sponsor
15 co-sponsors
Joseph P. Gresko, Gary A. Turco Jr., Jane M. Garibay, Mary Fortier, Mike Demicco, Matt Blumenthal, Kate Farrar, Mitch Bolinsky, Anne M. Hughes, William Heffernan, Jillian Gilchrest, Anthony L. Nolan, Nicholas Menapace, Ronald A. Napoli Jr., Jaime S. Foster
In the Senate
2 co-sponsors
Its course
February 19 to April 15, 2026, 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 9 days
In the House of RepresentativesFrom Feb 19
Aging CommitteeFeb 19 to Mar 514 days
Appropriations CommitteeApr 7 to Apr 136 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Aging Committee14–0
Mar 5
Apr 14
Who voted how
Yea Andre F. Baker Jr., Anthony L. Nolan, Bobby G. Gibson Jr., Catherine A. Osten, Christopher Rosario, Corey P. Paris, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Daniel Gaiewski, David DeFronzo, Derek Slap, Eleni Kavros DeGraw, Emmanuel Sanchez, Gary A. Winfield, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Gregory Haddad, Heather S. Somers, Hubert D. Delany, Jane M. Garibay, Jeff Gordon, Jennifer Leeper, Joan V. Hartley, Juan R. Candelaria, Julie Kushner, Kai J. Belton, Kathy Kennedy, Lucy Dathan, Marcus Brown, Martha Marx, Martin Foncello, Maryam Khan, Matthew L. Lesser, Mitch Bolinsky, Patricia A. Dillon, Rebecca Martinez, Saud Anwar, Susan M. Johnson, Tammy R. Exum, Tim Ackert, Toni E. Walker, Travis Simms
Nay Cara Christine Pavalock-D'Amato, Mark DeCaprio, Tammy Nuccio, Tina Courpas
Not voting Antonio Felipe, Douglas McCrory, Eric C. Berthel, James Sanchez, Jillian Gilchrest, Joe Hoxha, Mae Flexer, Minnie Gonzalez, Stephen G. Harding Jr.
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 19 – Apr 13
- Feb 19Introduced and sent to Aging Committee
- Feb 20Heard in Aging Committee
- Mar 5Aging Committee recommended a substitute for it
- Apr 7Sent to Appropriations Committee
- Apr 13Appropriations Committee recommended it
All 15 actions, as published
- Feb 19REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 20PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 5Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 5FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 13REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Mar 19RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 19FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Mar 19HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Mar 19FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 7REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 13Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 14FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 14RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 15NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 15TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives